From the recording STUPID CUPID
The lyrics reflect on the nature of progress, suggesting that true progress is often in the past and that we still have much to learn. It warns that what has been achieved could quickly disappear and advises future generations to learn from past mistakes rather than repeat them.
Lyrics
I KNOW NOW, LESS THAN I’VE KNOWN
FORGOTTEN WHERE THE SEEDS WERE SOWN
AT LEAST I CAN SAY I KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT SOMETHINGS
I CAN’T DO AS WELL AT THINGS AS I’D LIKE
BUT I LIKE WHAT I DO AND I DO WHAT I LIKE
IF THERE’S ONE THING I’VE LEARNED,
IT’S THAT I STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN
PROGRESS IS BEHIND US
IT JUST SERVES TO REMIND US
HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET HERE
AND HOW FAST IT COULD DISAPPEAR
SOON WE’LL BE LEFT WITH A GARDEN OF DEAD FLOWERS
WATERED WITH TEARS, AND ABUSED BY THE POWERS
WHO HAD BETTER THINGS TO DO
THAN TEND TO OUR DEEP ROOTED FEARS
PROGRESS IS BEHIND US
IT JUST SERVES TO REMIND US
HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET HERE
AND HOW FAST IT COULD DISAPPEAR
DON’T FOLLOW OUR FOOTSTEPS
LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES
AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IT’S ABOUT
HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES?
TELL ME WHAT YOU CAN DO NOT WHAT YOU CAN’T
IT’S TIME TO GO BACK TO BASICS
THINGS COULD BE SO DIFFERENT
PROGRESS IS BEHIND US
IT JUST SERVES TO REMIND US
HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET HERE
AND HOW FAST IT COULD DISAPPEAR
PROGRESS?
WORDS AND MUSIC BY IAN ALLEN ©