REMEMBER THE FUTURE



[Having visited the planet many times before, bluebird has always found that

the people he met couldn't accept him for what he was rather than how he

looked. With his blue skin and wings they either ran away from him or tried

to harm him. He makes mental contact with a young blind boy and tells him

stories of past and future in the form of visions and amongst these visions he

places a picture of himself. The boy is not disturbed by the visions but

confused by all that bluebird tells him.]



Take a trip back in time

Live evolving growing higher

Not just space that bluebird sees

In the sea a new domain

Evolution



Swimming forth came on land

Beast to ape grasping hands

Thinking kill never ran

Lived in caves enter man

Evolution



Tamed the fire prophecied

Length of day and height of sky

Made his tools chased his meal

Then progressed he built the wheel



Falling down from the heaven

Twisted leaves - so twisted

Still so strong after all those

L-I-E-S



I can see the meaning

Twisted trees - so twisted

Spin the wheel of never ending

T-I-M-E



Blessed where the ways of the creatures in their caves

Who hold the last clue in the life of me and you

They had to fight to make good their rights

And bluebird could not stir



Who - who made you and me

Whose are the eyes of the world that look at me



Falling from their saddles

Victories lost battles

Spin the wheel of never ending

L-I-F-E



Blessed were the ways of the sinners in their graves

Who saved the last place in the shade for me and you

Forty thousand teeth were beared

As if to rip the flesh already torn



Who - who made you and me

Whose were the eyes of the world

That looked at me



I was the first to see it all when rainbow

crossed the bridge at dawn

Forty billion miles I came to tell this

tale already told



Who - who made you and who made me

Whose are the eyes of the world we're

looking through



Remember the first time

I came here the last time

Remember the future will always be there



But now that it's over

I'll see you the next time

Remember the future is yours



And now that you've seen me

I see it's behind you

Remember the future will always be there



And so I have told you

You see what's before you

Remember the future is yours



[Bluebird decides to give the boy new eyes the boy realises now who his friend

is. He asks questions and makes suggestions and in turn receives from

bluebird wisdom and the answer to every question. Bluebird then departs

knowing that his message had at last been heard.]



(BOY)

I can see you

I can hear you



I can see it all when I look into your eyes

I can sense it all when I look into your skies

I can see oh I can feel

You are me and that's the way

It has to be you are me



I can feel it all when I look behind your smile

I can hear it all when I look behind your mind

I can sense oh I can feel

You are me and that's the way

It's always been, you are me



Bluebird what do you see

Bluebird what do you feel



(BLUEBIRD)

I feel everything, I see life, I see stars

And I can't care for anything



(BOY)

Bluebird where have you been

Bluebird what have you seen



(BLUEBIRD)

I've been everywhere

I've seen all around

And I can't warn against anything



(BOY)

Smile if you want to

Not when you can

Break down if you want to

Not when you can

Follow me home 'cos tomorrow

Tomorrow never comes



(BLUEBIRD)

You stand before me Fate in your hand

You say tomorrow will never begin

Follow me home 'cos today is tomorrow yesterday



Walking down lonely roads

What do I see

Won't be long till they come again free



Name your place, name mine too

Where will we be

Won't be long till they crucify me

Here they come

See them run, watch them go now



(BOY)

I can see you through the morning mist

and the evening too

I can hear you getting closer now to the

living truth

You say that life has no end

But believe me you've got to pretend

Because I can see you coming closer now to

the living truth

Let it grow, someday you're gonna let it show



(BLUEBIRD)

I can see you come close to me

And I'll tell you true

I can feel you listen carefully to what

I say to you

I tell you life has no end

There's no need to pretend

'Cos you see you, believe yourself that's all

you have to do

And let it grow, somehow you gotta let it show



You know that I can't stop it

You know, you know that I...



Let it grow, you know you need no sympathy

You don't realise how much you needed me

You will realise it's better when you give

'Cos your life is longer than you live

The laws of nature are to heal the wounds of man

Use them right and they will help you if they can

Wrongly used and you'll only harm yourselves

Then it's too late to come to me for help

Don't walk away give it a chance

Let it grow





[Mike -=- piscine@rs1.tcs.tulane.edu