will this imprint last forever   will the centuries erode   everyone and everything you knew before      through the distant coming echoes   sounding oh so cold and crass   did you hear the sounding line      don’t speak too soon   you’re driving blind   heading for a curve      through the cameras at my distance   I saw a songbird lost in heat   trembling, like I never saw before      don’t speak too soon   the consequence will come down   in a burning fire of rain      don’t wait too long   the aftermath    will hit you like a biblical device   on man      will this imprint last forever   will the centuries erode   everyone and everything you knew before