The Oncoming March
We’ll do it without you,
And do it despite you,
But change will hurt less
If we don’t have to fight you.
Stop us today
And we’ll come back tomorrow –
So join us in peace,
Or you’ll join us in sorrow.
Don’t stand in the way of momentum –
We just have to let it run-out its course.
For there cannot be both an unmovable object
And irresistible force.
We’ll bring it with vigour,
And bring it with pride,
But we’d far rather bring it
With you by our side.
It cannot be stopped,
But it still can be steered –
So jump on and help us,
Or get what you feared.
Don’t stand in the way of progression,
The start of an age is the end of an era.
The past is another day older each day,
And the future another day nearer.
A new world potential
Is straining its fetter –
Don’t let it be wasted,
Let’s mould it for better.
The outlook is scary,
And noisy, and strange –
Best hang-on together
And brace for the change.
Don’t stand in the way of transmission,
The shockwaves and echoes will rebound for years.
The levees are burst and the dykes overtopped,
And the flood will not notice our tears.
Rhyming Couplets 