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The future sticks out its tongue
in the eyes of the gentle past
It fears its own demise but knows it cannot last
This momentary throne
precariously formed from its ashes
It takes the time we thought was ours below to be reborn
Throw us away like a stack of old paper
Learn not from our scrawls
Close your ears to our rantings
And come against us
Flex your hooked claws and sniff
Like a dog at the stench of our decaying minds
Distrust the deceitful math of our perishing eyes
Run away from the phthisicky past
in the eyes of the gentle past
It fears its own demise but knows it cannot last
This momentary throne
precariously formed from its ashes
It takes the time we thought was ours below to be reborn
Throw us away like a stack of old paper
Learn not from our scrawls
Close your ears to our rantings
And come against us
Flex your hooked claws and sniff
Like a dog at the stench of our decaying minds
Distrust the deceitful math of our perishing eyes
Run away from the phthisicky past
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Submitted by
stickista On Feb 20, 2005
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The future hates the past, but it knows that one day it will become it's demise; the past.
I think the last line is "Steer away from the phthisicky past", not "run".
At the end of the song "Il Futurismo Nasche" is yelled. "Il Futurismo Nasche!" is Italian for "Futurism is Born!"
It's not only that. Who says that is Marinetti, the creator of the Futurist movement.
It's not only that. Who says that is Marinetti, the creator of the Futurist movement.
The past fades, weakens, dies (phthisis) while the future ignores its knowledge and warnings with contempt. Yup. Might be called "Generations" as well.