So after all this time we have identified
A ruling common sense on the problems of mankind
Now we agree - not only experts - even
Public media cry for lasting solutions
We feel a pressure building up - arising from all sides
On our decision makers from which they cannot hide
Even though all the new technologies -
So promising - seem far from realisation
We take a closer look and discover what we fear
A truth so obvious - still no one wants to hear
Now we can see the gap that's spreading wide between
All our bright ideas and their feasibility in terms of scale and size
Oh wonderful democracy, we're begging for relief
We were waiting for a change that never came
Your splendid institutions all so well
Arranged with your deficiencies and names
Our representatives - always prepared to play
Catching the wave that came - surfing to the next election
Folks demanding answers phrased so straight and clear
On complicated questions which they fear
Just let your instincts be your guide - hear what your experts say
Convert to catchy statements and you'll stay
International capital is seeking to invest
Wherever interest rate and opportunity are best
Whole national economies relying on belief
In potential developments which never may achieve
The impacts they're supposed to
Trading virtual values in an abstract market place
Driving without steering wheel full speed through the haze
Commercial schemes became obscure and went out of control
A jungle out of chaos - one turn will change the whole
System of illusions
Ratings going up and down - all measures inefficient
Politicians overwhelmed - dynamics overblown
Raging cross the panels without rules - into the extremes
Players watching helplessly the impacts of their games
Billions been wasted - now who will pay?
Questionable subsidies imposed on local markets
Distorting fragile balances - impacts unforeseen
Pricing balance cracking at the seams - beyond all our means
Abused by reckless speculators prices are increasing
Billions been wasted - now who will pay?
We're searching for a star to guide us
In the end there'll be no other way
To keep our treasures from fading away
The ultimate chance there will be - sharing our powers
To control our movements on global scale
In the end there'll be no other way
To save our future from fading to grey
The ultimate chance we face - sharing our powers
To control the use of those dangerous tools
Needed so urgently for the tasks we have to fulfil before dawn