Echoes of Time

(Verse 1) Berlin Wall comes tumbling down, Mandela's free, Gulf War's crown, Internet's born, Tiananmen Square, Nelson Mandela's elected fair, Clinton wins, O.J. trial, Oklahoma City makes us rile, Princess Di in a tragic end, Rwandan genocide, no amend. (Chorus) We didn't light the flame, it's been burning since we came, Through the storms and the strife, it's been the rhythm of life. (Verse 2) Tech boom, dot-com craze, Lewinsky scandal sets ablaze, Y2K scare, Columbine, Putin rises, starts to shine, September 11, towers fall, War on Terror, hear the call, Afghanistan, Iraq invades, WMDs, media charades. (Chorus) We didn't light the flame, it's been burning since we came, Through the storms and the strife, it's been the rhythm of life. (Verse 3) Hurricane Katrina's wrath, housing bubble bursts, aftermath, Obama makes history, financial crisis, mystery, Arab Spring, Gaddafi falls, bin Laden in Pakistan's walls, Fukushima disaster strikes, Snowden leaks, government dislikes. (Chorus) We didn't light the flame, it's been burning since we came, Through the storms and the strife, it's been the rhythm of life. (Verse 4) ISIS rise, Syria's plight, Brexit vote, Europe's fight, Trump elected, shock and awe, Mueller probe, Trump's faux pas, Climate change, wildfires blaze, Greta Thunberg leads the craze, Pandemic strikes, COVID's spread, lockdowns, masks, economy dread. (Chorus) We didn't light the flame, it's been burning since we came, Through the storms and the strife, it's been the rhythm of life. (Chorus) We didn't light the flame, it's been burning since we came, Through the storms and the strife, it's been the rhythm of life. (Outro) Though the world may change, and the times may rearrange, Through it all, we've remained, in the rhythm of life's refrain.