Gears Aligned

In the depths of time, a journey began A tale of progress forged by human hands From the industrial revolution's birth To the dawn of the digital age on Earth Steam-powered engines, pierced the veil of night Harnessing the force that set machines alight Factories emerged belching smoke up high As progress danced with dreams beneath the sky Oh, the wheels kept turning, the gears aligned As mankind sought to shape a world undefined Electrons danced in circuits, a brand new frontier As the age of electricity drew near Telegraph lines hummed with messages of hope The swing of innovation's pendulum began to scope Transistor's birth brought a digital dawn Computers emerged, silicon minds reborn Bits and bytes whispered secrets untold As technology's grip tightened its hold But amongst the wonders, a cautionary sign For the path, we led left scars behind But progress, oh progress A double-edged sword, unveiling wonders Tarnishing what we adored Cities grew taller swallowing the land Progress, oh progress Concrete jungles rose burying nature's hand We demand a better future Progress gives us a new way to live, and then we want more Progress gives us new desires and new ideas, but we want more Wheels kept turning My Fellow citizens After all these difficult times We deserve to be treated better We have learned from our errors We have paid the price with our lives We deserve a better future Progress gave us steam power Progress gave us electric power Progress will give us calculation power We will build a better future For us and the next generation We demand a better future We will get a better future Even if it twill need hard work We demand a better future for the sake of the world Then the siren's call, a relentless chase Yet in our haste, we left behind a troubled space The Earth, our home, in need of care and grace A time to rethink our path, and the future to embrace Oh, the wheels kept turning, the gears aligned As mankind sought to shape a world undefined We led left scars behind But progress, oh progress A double-edged sword, unveiling wonders Tarnishing what we adored Cities grew taller swallowing the land Progress, oh progress As concrete jungles rose burying nature's hand The price of progress, a somber heavy sigh Fighting for balance and harmony With every stride forward, a cost was paid Nature's harmony disrupted The clock's hand of progress, a debt unrepaid Spinning wild and free... blind to consequences We couldn't foresee in the shadow of progress A truth emerged, environmental tolls, as our planet's cries surged The Earth, once vibrant, now faltered and frayed Cautionary tale, a debt yet unpaid Between human inventions and wars, we want more Progress will take us towards a new future We don't know where this will take us It's the best way We demand a better future for the sake of the world Wheels are turning