Every day, we profit so
Leaning towards the great unknown
Asking how it pertains to tomorrow

Aim for places we've not been
Trample paths that go between
Yesterday's foundations and tomorrow

It's the way they say it's got to be
We spear ahead and forge our destiny
Who do they represent? Who do you believe?
Make a sound decision for others to heed

Try to set a faster pace
Try to build a master race
One that will make a contribution to tomorrow

It's the way they say it's got to be
We put aside our fears and make history
The clothes are in the dryer and the writing's on the wall
We're doing everything we can to stop this fall

Every day, we profit so
Leaning toward the great unknown


Lyrics submitted by The Automatic Man, edited by Adoniran, DanVitaleRocks

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    Tomorrow is a song about mankind's constant pursuit to find ways for progress and making their lives better.It's about how they have a eternal focus on making life better for tomorrow and forever seeking on learning about what they don't know. There are so many people that focus on bettering their own life and don't care about anyone else but themselves'try to set a faster pace, try to build a master race, one that will make a contribution to tomorrow.' A lot of society loses sight of what is really important as they conform to the norms of religious prescriptions and live their life in the pursuit of following 'god' and gaining knowledge about a being that has no vestige and who's knowledge about it is unattainable. They forget what truly matters here and now on earth-not 'god' but unity, anarchy, nonconformity, the revolution. This song is about man's ever constant need to progress for tomorrow instead of making the world better.

    agnostic soldieron June 20, 2006   Link
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    well said. no response. really. clothes are in the dryer/ writing on the wall. one that wel make a contribution too tomaro. pretty insightful we all seem the be in the progressive cacooning stage to hatch and contribute tommaro to put on out clean clothes? haha. more or less. not my favorite BR song. a great one though

    pinkfadeon February 28, 2009   Link
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    Hitler tried to build a master race.We know how that turned out.

    gallium31on September 22, 2010   Link

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