What is this, more blood and gore? Another senseless war? More dying dirt poor I’ve seen it all, and I wish I could see less Of humanities senseless mess Since the beginning of time Being different has been a crime And I’ve seen it all Many empires rise and fall I’ve watched since the time dawned Before even first life had spawned I’ve been here and weeped But cannot make a peep As you see I must stand and witness I’ve seen many acts villainous and witless As I am the eyes that watch time I’ve stood as silent as a mime I’ve stood here alone And to you I’m unknown Some may call me god But I’m just part of the universal sod As it’s time that truly controls us As it does what it must I’ve witnessed from prehistoric Africa To modern Jamaica I’ve seen it all Empires rise, and empires fall