Is It Like Today?

Many years ago he looked out through a glassless window

All that he could see was Babylon

Beautiful green fields and dreams, and learned to measure the stars

But there was a worry in his heart

He said, "How could it come to this?

I'm really worried about living

How could it come to this?

Yeah, I really wanna know about this"

Is it like today? Ah, ah

Then there came a day, moved out across the Mediterranean

Came to Western isles and the Greek young men

And with their silver beards

They laughed at the unknown of the Universe

They could just sit and guess God's name

But they said, "Hey, how could it come to this?

We're really worried about living

How could it come to this?

Yeah, we really want to know about this"

Is it like today? Ah, ah

Then there followed days of kings, empires, and revolution

Blood just looks the same when you open the veins

But sometimes it was faith, power, or reason as the cornerstone

But the furrowed brow has never left his face

He said, "How could it come to this?

We've been living in a landslide

How could it come to this?

Yeah, we really want to know about this"

Is it like today? Ah, ah

Then there came a day, man packed up, flew off from the planet

He went to the moon (To the moon) to the moon

Now he's out in space, hey, fixin' all the problems

As he comes face to face with God

He says, "How could it come to this?

I'm really worried about my creation

How did it come to this?

You're really killing me, you know?"

It isn't just today, ah, ah

Is it like today? Ay, oh

Is it like today? Ah, bang

Many years ago he looked out through a glassless window

Didn't understand much what he saw