The Quickening

B5 C#5 A5 B5 C#5 A5 B5 C#5 A5 B5 C#5 A5 B5 C#5 A5 When I think back to my days as a child B5 C#5 A5 As though I was stranded on some desert isle B5 C#5 A5 Life moved so slow, never paid it no mind G D Em C#m I had no concept of time B5 C#5 A5 With each passing season as I came of age B5 C#5 A5 I worked for The Man, just a rat in his cage B5 C#5 A5 As my ego competed, I picked up the pace G D Em C#m And I watched as my life slipped away F# Well the one thing science knows that time is perceived A While religions swear that you need only believe D All I know is I feel cheated and a little deceived C# B C# B You better beware of The Quickening F# Ancient wisdom states the process must be allowed A While those New Age hippies say just live in "the now" D All I know is that I gotta put the brakes on somehow C# B C# B C# B A There's no place to hide from The Quickening B5 C#5 A5 B5 C#5 A5 B5 C#5 A5 Now I'm over the hill and not too far from home B5 C#5 A5 Caught in a race for the finish, and for what I don't know B5 C#5 A5 There's no talking sense with that Ol' Father Time G D Em C#m Who just continues to rob us all blind F# All my youthful indiscretions, well they came at a cost A I've no coping mechanism for the innocence lost D All I know is I feel lonely and a bit double-crossed C# B C# B It's right on your heels — it's The Quickening F# And though selective memory's but a blast from the past A I find solace in the present; now can I make it last? D Time is of the essence, now I've got to act fast C# B C# B C# B A I'm making amends with The Quickening E Stop the presses (make the headlines tonight) D C# Bm C#m I'm sure to make headlines tonight (make the headlines) E All bear witness (make the headlines) D C# Bm A G As the first time machine takes flight (machine takes flight) G Gonna travel back to ninety sixty-six F# And keep my mom from pullin' all her favourite tricks E D Without a trace, I'll vanish from the census charts C#m C Might have to break a few hearts F#m C5 C#5 F#m E5 D5 C#5 E5 F#m C5 C#5 F#m F5 F#5 B5 C#5 A5 B5 C#5 A5 B5 C#5 A5 B5 C#5 A5 B5 C#5 A5 G D Em C#m And watch as my life slipped away... F# All my youthful indiscretions, well they came at a cost E I've no coping mechanism for the innocence lost D All I know is I feel lonely and a bit double-crossed C#m D D C#m E E# You better beware of The Quickening! F# Well, the one thing science knows that time is perceived A While religions swear that you need only believe D All I know is I feel cheated and a little deceived C# B C# B You better beware of The Quickening F# Ancient wisdom states the process must be allowed A While those New Age hippies say just live in "the now" D All I know is that I gotta put the brakes on somehow C# B C# B F# A/E B C C# D There's no place to hide from The Quickening C# B C# B C# B A You better beware of The Quickening C# B A# G# C# B A There's no place to hide from The Quickening