I’ve been waiting all my life - for this moment to arrive A kind of wisdom settling down - as recognition finds its way They say experience fortify your soul to let you tell Up and down and right from wrong The world and me - we’ve come a long long way Now it’s time for us to know Something’s lurking in the dark A kind of doubt turns up ahead Like the stir from the shark And soon the water turns all red I’ve been waiting all my life - to see if reason would prevail Expecting enlightenment - to spread its seeds around Hoping lessons learned to full We were urged to carry on - advancing progress meant for all But how many times did we say - never - never again I… I’ve tried to understand the way things go I… I realize, the past won’t let us know What do you know? I know that all we knew must go What do you see? I see a world that’s on it’s knees What do you feel? Please don’t ask me to get real What have you done? It’s beyond the power of one We’ve been hiding all our lives - from the coldness of the truth We have fought to reach our selfish goals - abandoning the common good Everyone must see - no selective blindness Everyone must know - no denying the past Everyone must realize - no more turning back It can’t go on - can’t go on I… I’ve tried to understand the way things go I… I realize, the past won’t let us know I… I’ve given in - abandoned my illusions I… I’ve learned by now - they were just delusions Music and Lyrics: Flemming K. Pedersen