[Verse 1] Koselleck saw time breaking apart Past and future used to be one heart Historia magistra used to teach Now the future's moving out of reach Modernity changed the way we see History's no longer prophecy [Chorus] The future's lost its guiding light What once was certain now takes flight Time accelerates and leaves behind The old lessons for humankind Progress promised, tradition fades In these modern masquerades [Verse 2] Condorcet dreamed of endless rise Human reason reaching for the skies Ten stages lifting up our kind Perfection through the educated mind But wars and chaos broke his dream Nothing's quite the way things seem [Chorus] The future's lost its guiding light What once was certain now takes flight Time accelerates and leaves behind The old lessons for humankind Progress promised, tradition fades In these modern masquerades [Verse 3] Marx and Engels saw the fight Bourgeoisie versus proletariat's might All that's solid melts to air Class struggle everywhere History's engine drives ahead Revolution's what they said [Bridge] Berman watched it all unfold Modern life, so brave and bold Everything's in constant change Nothing stays within its range Future's not what past could show Where we're heading, no one knows [Chorus] The future's lost its guiding light What once was certain now takes flight Time accelerates and leaves behind The old lessons for humankind Progress promised, tradition fades In these modern masquerades [Outro] Temporalization broke the chain Past and future not the same In this modern world we find The future dimension left behind
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