Текст песни с аккордами
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[Intro]
Bm A E/G# G A
Bm
We learned to band together and endeavor
Clasp our hands together
A
Man developed language, letters
E/G#
An incredible advantage, getting plans together
G
But would we stand the test of time
A
Against the planet's reckless climate
And its angry weather?
[Verse 1]
Em
Spread the sails
And head west against the gales
D
And storms aboard Norse longboats
With decks as dense as nails
A/C#
Our aim was riding waves
And finding, claiming strange horizons
D E
Invading islands, native populations slain with violence
Em
Enslaved and made to aim skyward
Think of bigger things
D
Sphinxes, pyramids, raise them high in the name of different kings
A/C#
The different things we've held sacred, divine
D
Through places and times
E
The range of supplications and rites
Through ages we find
Em
Nations arise
D
As old civilizations crumble to dust
Becoming strangers in time, waiting to die
A/C#
Replaced in the night
The day breaks and the light changes
D E
Illuminating newer human faces as fights rage
Em
The human race is facing the might
D
Of righteous states who would write
The history books even if it took a knife's blade
A/C#
To find the right page
Sengoku Jidai
D E
Men offered to die for the honor of a warrior's life
[Verse 2]
Em
The sun's coming and we're watching it rise
D
As a new era's here, it's as solid as iron
A/C#
Pull the tongs from the fire
Strike the hammer to the anvil
D Em
Craft a weapon to bring an enemy to a standstill
Em
The blacksmith is the wizard that gives us these powers
D
Devour enemies leaping down from the siege towers
A/C#
The better the tech is
The lesser the effort to wreck it
D E
The less time to see their eyes and feel sympathetic
Em
Never regret it
A true knight never stays a true blade
D
Never says touché
A/C#
But would forever lay in blue rays of weathered glades
D E
To demonstrate his never-ending dedication to the crusade
Em
Reformation through flame
And after the cremation is a new age
D
Time's quill is quick to spill its ink onto a new page
A/C#
The faces are the same as when in days gone
D E
But brains are cultivated thus creating The Renaissance
[Verse 3]
Bm
We're still using steel tools to stay strong
A
Replacing blades with greater trades
Pen and paper, song
E/G#
Faith in God is tested, hiding in the desert
G A
Men excited, then enlightened by the scientific method
Bm
Tried describing its expression
By inscribing his impression
A
When applying it to heavenly bodies
That everybody reckoned
E/G#
Must have been made by a creator or a greater force
G A
Nature's author faced examination never faced before
Em
The grace of horse and rider
Replaced by wars and violence
D
Debased the laws of science
Made the case for all the pious
A/C#
Why is it progress always leads to loads of mess
D E
The western region spread across the globe and coalesced
Em
Settlers spread disease with effortless ease
D
Was it reckless or did it just happen inevitably?
A/C#
While evidently we never can see
Through the lens of this century
D E
But there's no retreating now whether or not it was meant to be
[Verse 4]
Em
The seven seas were sailed, navies prevailed
D
Leaving trails of devastation in their wake as people wailed
A/C#
A world of wonder, plundered traded in the name of progress
D E
But human nature's way shows we should expect no less
Em
Oh yes, struck by the realisation
D
This is just civilisation in the natal stages of industrialisation
A/C#
Trust me when I say
D
That previous achievements are just child's play
E
Compared to this colossal school of thought
Em
We set the world ablaze with fossil fuel we bought
It's an epiphany
D
Giving us pretty much infinite energy
It's electricity
A/C#
Edison, Nikola Tesla, different inventors
D
Giving us everything we depend on
E
Whether it's engines, cinema, television or telecoms
Em
Sending a message and spreading it on
These unreal frontier channels
D
We develop the tech and then sell it on
A/C#
The reel travels round
With the speed of a machine gun's barrels
D E
Machinery's a meaner beast and we're still in the saddle
[Verse 5]
Em
No need for cavalry, battle superseded that with ease
D
Allies and Axis charging each other like batteries
A/C#
A power vacuum allowing the superstates to flourish
C A/C#
Redistribute the food even if it means people are malnourished
Em
Propaganda is the only view that you're allowed to publish
D
'Cause totalitarians are well aware of how to punish
A/C#
Gunning down numbers countless
For doubtless nothings that they've done
C A/C#
But that won't stop subversive insurgents
From coming out with courage
Em
Using their power to the fullest, whether creativity
D
Or demonstrating general relativity
A/C#
Evidently when we find time to be efficient
C A/C#
Einsteinian clear vision can reveal the precision behind the blinds
Nuclear fission
Em
Despite derision physicists decide the mission is
D
Dividing, splitting atoms 'til a blinding light is given
A/C#
Quite efficient
The divine right to mankind's plight is christened
C A/C#
A minor decision hijacked by politicians
[Outro]
Em
But as long as they listen to the will of the people
D
Treat all as brilliant equals, we can achieve more
Than we've ever conceived before
A/C#
Leave this poor place, please explore space
C
Earth, she's a small base
A/C#
Even more awaits
Em
I implore great leaders to lead with all the grace
D
Of which we're capable
And be the author of your fate
A/C#
Band together and endeavour
Clasp our hands together
C
As our ancestors have
A/C#
And stand the test of time forever
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