Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. - The Quickening lyrics

When I think back to my days as a child As though I was stranded on some desert isle Life moved so slow, never paid it no mind I had no concept of time With each pa**ing season as I came of age I worked for The Man, just a rat in his cage As my ego competed, I picked up the pace And I watched as my life slipped away Well the one thing science knows that time is perceived While religions swear that you need only believe All I know is I feel cheated and a little deceived You better beware of The Quickening Ancient wisdom states the process must be allowed While those New Age hippies say just live in "the now" All I know is that I gotta put the brakes on somehow There's no place to hide from The Quickening Now I'm over the hill and not too far from home Caught in a race for the finish, and for what I don't know There's no talking sense with that Ol' Father Time Who just continues to rob us all blind All my youthful indiscretions, well they came at a cost I've no coping mechanism for the innocence lost All I know is I feel lonely and a bit double-crossed It's right on your heels — it's The Quickening And though selective memory's but a blast from the past I find solace in the present; now can I make it last? Time is of the essence, now I've got to act fast I'm making amends with The Quickening Stop the presses! (make the headlines tonight) I'm sure to make headlines tonight (make the headlines) All bear witness As the first time machine takes flight Gonna travel back to ninety sixty-six And keep my mom from pullin' all her favourite tricks Without a trace, I'll vanish from the census charts Might have to break a few hearts And watch as my life slipped away... All my youthful indiscretions, well they came at a cost I've no coping mechanism for the innocence lost All I know is I feel lonely and a bit double-crossed You better beware of The Quickening! Well, the one thing science knows that time is perceived While religions swear that you need only believe All I know is I feel cheated and a little deceived You better beware of The Quickening Ancient wisdom states the process must be allowed While those New Age hippies say just live in "the now" All I know is that I gotta put the brakes on somehow There's no place to hide from The Quickening You better beware of The Quickening There's no place to hide from The Quickening