Hope For The Future

There but for the grace of God
Petals wilting on frozen ground
The hotel curb, the gleaming fin
The moment balanced on a silver pin

A river when it carves the plain
Doesn't know about the sea
Remembers hills, ignores the trees
Invites you out to slice into the breeze

Hope for the future
(Send a message)
Hope for the future
(Double bind now)
Hope for the future
I don't know what you could say
Hope for the future
(Flag or whistle)
Hope for the future
(Wave and trill now)
Hope for the future
He was in the wrong place

OK Avril Lavigne exist
Joseph Stalin don't no more
She's kinda young, really rich
She makes me wish I'm glad she exist

It sputtered then it hollered free
We had to carry it around
It's not too lame, not too short
It gave the lie to all the reports

Hope for the future...

The window and the open door
Curtain flowing out cat steps in
It wasn't loud, write it down
It's going to happen over and over again

Blankly crossing out the schemes
Drawing faces with the other hand
The slightest pause, and then the rush
And then the fear that it may be too much

Hope for the future...

Copyright William Echard