[Verse 1] Jameson says we're floating in the now Can't see where we've been or where we're going somehow Lost our compass in the stream of time No map to show us where we fit in line History's a blur, no clear direction We've lost our sense of spatial connection [Chorus] We can't map our place in history's flow Grand narratives, do they still grow? Consumer culture changes how we feel The depth of time, is it even real? Question everything we think we know About the future that we'll never show [Verse 2] Postmodernism claims the stories died Those grand narratives that used to guide But wait a minute, isn't that a tale? A story about stories that now fail If we say all big stories are done Aren't we telling one? [Chorus] We can't map our place in history's flow Grand narratives, do they still grow? Consumer culture changes how we feel The depth of time, is it even real? Question everything we think we know About the future that we'll never show [Bridge] Shopping malls and brands reshape our minds Temporal depth gets left behind Buy now, consume today Yesterday and tomorrow fade away Each purchase is a moment's high But connections to the past just die [Verse 3] Consumer culture flattens what we see No past or future, just what's on TV Products promise instant satisfaction But kill our sense of historical action Time becomes a series of buys While deeper meaning slowly dies [Chorus] We can't map our place in history's flow Grand narratives, do they still grow? Consumer culture changes how we feel The depth of time, is it even real? Question everything we think we know About the future that we'll never show [Outro] So ask yourself these questions three About our lost futurity Can we find our place again? In the flow of where and when?
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