I'm getting further and further away,
From the people I knew by more than a name or face
Marching deeper than, I'd ever thought to go
And I watch them one by one
Not for the better, if at all
Oh how fast they turn to go
And what's behind that change I'll never know
If I keep standing still then I might avoid that poison pill
We're all seduced to take
What I'm expected to do
Is follow the leader through spirals and corkscrews
Eyes down, twisted round into a chain
Whatever comes my way
Gets beaten down and saved for another day
To be reckoned with or never realized
Oh how fast they turn to go
And what's behind that change I'll never know
It's hard to stay the same when we're all caught up in a number's game
We all learn to count backwards