Far Away and Long Ago - Foxtails Brigade

Far away and long ago

Kings in castles high and low

And things of beauty to behold

All worth more than their weight in gold…

Finely crafted gilded glass

Sculpted moldings iron casts

And tables set with cloth and wine

Essentials to a vaster time

Cawing clawing invisibly

The axes cry the sledgehammers sing

Lying dogs awake from their sleep

When leaning towers crumble like teeth

And the pages turn before they quickly burn

To a salty pile of prisms and wires

Values mark their shift in course

Innovate without remorse

Prepare the cannons, load the guns

A new world order has begun…

Sliver, sterile, steadfast, and clean

The standard for a brave new machine

In fast-producing efficiency

The lights will flash in florescent green

And the tables turn before they quickly burn

To a salty pile of prisms and wires

Far away and long ago

Stars will set and suns will glow