Moshe Friedman - Progress lyrics

[Intro sample: Rabbi Jonathan Rietti]: “And when we consider the extraordinary times we live in The advances in technology the explosion of information on every subject Do we experience more clarity and peace or is there actually confusion? If we have so much information we have so much technology to allow our lifestyle to be one of greater comfort, why isn't there more peace in our lives?” [Verse 1: Moshe Friedman] What is progress? Is it a space race contest? Advances in economics or a scientific conquest? Is it squeezing more pixels on my TV screen Or another percentage point in our GDP? Ma** production to make my shoes a little cheaper Smart phones so I don't have to use my beeper New diets to help me live a little longer Spend more time retired and become a better golfer They say we need to keep growing like a grape vine With no end in sight like the Texas state line We've got 5 and 6 but we need 7 8 9 Don't know where we're headed but we're making great time What's the cost of progress? We don't begin to ask We're waiting for tomorrow, present's already in the past But now we're moving too fast to even call it quits The progress of a billion humans marching off the cliff [Chorus: Rick Fox] We build so tall to top them all But one day they'll fall And our bricks will never be strong enough And our arms will never be long enough We live our lives to touch the sky But one day we'll realize It never ends, it never ends [Verse 2: Moshe Friedman] When will we be done? When will we have made it? Is it even possible for us to be satiated? Cuz fortunes fall, fortunes rise People live, people die Nations flourish and they decline, we're no exception Anything we build on can be still destroyed What will be left then for us to fill the void? But we can build with something stronger than a hard brick A kind of progress not measured by a yard stick We can build wisdom and knowledge we won't part with We can build character to help us face our hardships We can build love to win the war against evil In one word, we can build people Makes you wonder why they don't teach this in schools And money, health, government, and science are great tools But tools in the hands of fools just means disaster Progress, a great servant but a terrible master [Chorus]