When We Arrive

(Lyrics by Michael Timmins, Music by Michael Timmins and Alan Anton)

Welcome to the age of dissolution
to the days of death and anger
old ideas becoming stronger, welcome

Welcome to the days of wine and roses
to the time of lost pursuits
new ideas taking root – welcome, welcome

Everything unsure, everything unstable
above all else keep your actions faithful
but above all else keep your action faithful

But what if they cast us seaward
to find new land?
what if we lose each other
will we be holding hands when we arrive?
what if they cast us seaward
in search of land?
we may lose each other
but let’s be holding hands when we arrive

Welcome to the world of self-delusion
where the pain stays sealed inside
fearing what might lie outside, welcome
to the days of death and anger
old ideas becoming stronger
to the age of lost pursuits
new ideas taking root
to this place unsure, unstable
where you must keep your actions faithful
to a search for common ground
where our love will be found, welcome, welcome
and let’s be holding hands when we arrive