What do you see on the news when you watch T.V.   War in the name of God, or a playground killing spree   Politicians promise you the world, and a preacher cries   All he ever wanted was your money, and a bitch on the side   What went wrong? Did society twist him?      What do you see in the center of the public eye   Rock stars on smack, and a serial killer fries   Radicals blame suicide and murder on our from of art   Brainwash the youth, you know they claim we all play a part   What a shame that they can't think for themselves      Past tense to future tense let history unfold   So ends a decade now what will the nineties hold   You know we're verging on the edge of an age   Then another century will turn the page      What do you think they will say when they look back on this   Were the eighties just a time of spoiled innocence   We leave our legacy like dust in the sands of time   Let's hope the seeds we plant can carry the weight of our crimes      Past tense to future tense let history unfold   And when we're old and gray these stories will be told   You know we're verging on the edge of an age   Then another century will turn the page      We sail an ocean, a sea of doubt   Skeptics make no sense, can't work things out   I'll choose optimism, scream its name   Look to the future, a burning flame      Past tense to future tense let history unfold   So ends a decade now what will the nineties hold   You know we're verging on the edge of an age   Then another century will turn the page   Turn the page.....