22nd CENTURY: nina simone

There is no oxygen in the air Men and women have lost their hair Ashen faces legs that stand Ghosts and goblins walk in this land When tomorrow becomes yesterday And tomorrow becomes eternity When the soul with the soul goes away beyond When life is taken and there are no more babies born And there is no one and there is everyone When there is no one and there is everyone... Tomorrow will be the 22nd century Tomorrow will be the 22nd century Tomorrow will be the 22nd century It will be, it will be, it will be ahh... 21st century was here and gone And the 20th century was the dawn The begining of the end was the 21st When the 20th century was at an end... 1990 was the year when the plagues struck the earth 1988 was the year when men and women Struck out for freedom And bloodletting was the thing that was... People said there was no god And there was no reason And there was no cause... 1972 was right all the way Drums and bugles blasting all though the day Right wing left wing middle of the road Side winder backswinger backlash whiplash Race stockings red stockings Liberation of women liberation of men Everybody carrying a heavy load... Tomorrow will be the 22nd century Tomorrow will be the 22nd century Tomorrow will be the 22nd century It will be, it will be, it will be It will be ahh... Liberation of animals Prevention of cruelty to animals men and beast Flying and on flying flying things Revolution of music poetry love and life Sex change change change Man is woman woman is man Even your brain is not your brain Your heart is a plastic thing which can be bought There are no more diseases which can be caught... Man became the thing that he worships Man today became his god That was the day that man and woman truly became bored Man became his good Man became his evil Man became his god And man became his devil... Tomorrow will be the 22nd century Tomorrow will be the 22nd century Tomorrow will be the 22nd century It will be, it will be, it will be ahh... Young women without money caught Big dogs living in marble lofts Young men die in spring Boys of 7 falling in love Give that lady fair a diamond ring Wedding wedding wedding wedding No a wedding ain't the thing Don't want no preacher Don't want no preacher man preachin Give me your hand and take my hand This is better than anybody's preacher man... Truth Truth is now unfold It says 7 years 7 years so I am told Don't sway me over Don't try to sway me over to your day On your day Your day will go away... Tomorrow will be the 22nd century Tomorrow will be the 22nd century Tomorrow will be the 22nd century It will be, it will be, it will be ahh... Oh tomorrow will be the 22nd century It will be, it will be, it will be It will be, it will be, it will be, it will be, it will be... lyrics by Nina Simone