Written, composed, arranged, performed, produced and mixed by Amelia Ray
© 2023 Amelia C. Ray
Lyrics
“Footprints”
Hyper-sprawling, factory line
Wonder how to save some time
By and by, refine the threads
Fine young things replace the dead
Pain relieved, money well spent
Through the frost a frozen footprint
We bear from there to here
Never giving way
To ground we’re sure we sway
And the trees become artefacts
And broken backs
Sing the hymn of this wasteland of tears
Piper’s calling, better fall in line
Wonder what’s in store this time?
Bargain buy, designer threads
Fuel the spring, refuse the dead
“Won’t believe how little I’ve spent”
The cost is in the footprint
The fare from there to here
The price we’ll have to pay
While the future drifts and sways
On the sea of these artefacts
There’s no turning back
From this wasteland of fears
Viper’s trawling, put it all online
Wonder where we find the time
Days scroll by (buy!), so many threads
Content’s king, the queen is dead
Recall, retrieve, our lives are spent
Leaving lost, countless footprints
Wear and tear from there to here
The earth won’t grant a stay
The air was once so clear
The future melts away
Our good credit’s lost its sway
As we become artefacts
There’s no turning back
On this wasteland of years
© 2023 Amelia C. Ray