You could almost see it coming That existence ceased to be A disenchanted moment In a world of make-believe Fireworks, explosions Mother Nature’s wrath Striking down upon us Till we’re blown right off the map The demolition of society The one forgotten seed That grew into an empire Thirsting after greed The beginning of the end A fundamental flaw Built inside the mind To mimic what they saw Through no fault of their own In the wrong place and time Subliminal manipulation Taught to feel sublime Avoiding all catastrophe Laying only waste No “welcome home”doormat to find Only voids in time and space