Calendar Changes

(Chorus)
We count the days in many ways, and meet when the moon is new.
We follow the sun as its days are run, and adjust to keep it true.

(Verse 2)
The Roman months were many,
But Caesar changed the game,
He added days for order,
And built a lasting name.
The Julian calendar,
A solar, steady beat,
It spread across the empire,
To every town and street.

(Verse 3)
But shadows stretched too slowly,
The solstice didn't stay,
The spring crept back too early,
For Easter's holy day.
So learned men and scholars,
Sought knowledge, old and new,
And took ten days right from the count,
To make the seasons true.

(Chorus)
We count the days in many ways, and meet when the moon is new.
We follow the sun as its days are run, and adjust to keep it true.

(Verse 4)
"Give us our days!" the people cried,
"The days we've lost to greed!"
While others saw the common good,
And planted a new seed.
From Britain's shores to Russia's snows,
The change came slow and late,
A century of confusion,
And arguments and debate.

(Verse 5)
The Maya's Long Count ended,
And some believed the lies,
That old cycles brought destruction,
Beneath the Western skies.
But still the moon for Ramadan,
And festivals for Nowruz,
We keep the ancient ways alive,
The way our fathers choose.

(Chorus)
We count the days in many ways, and meet when the moon is new.
We follow the sun as its days are run, and adjust to keep it true.

(Verse 6)
We've got our phones and satellites,
To keep us all in sync,
And dates on screens for all the world,
On every single link.
But still, we feel the old year's pull,
When lunar lanterns glow,
We count the days in many ways,
And watch the seasons grow.

(Chorus)
We count the days in many ways, and meet when the moon is new.
We follow the sun as its days are run, and adjust to keep it true.

2042/7500

(Verse 1) From Babylon's clay tablets, To Egypt's flowing Nile, We learned to watch the heavens, And mark the time in style. The sun and moon as anchors, The rhythm of the tides, To plant and reap and build our homes, Wherever wisdom guides. (Chorus) We count the days in many ways, and meet when the moon is new. We follow the sun as its days are run, and adjust to keep it true. (Verse 2) The Roman months were many, But Caesar changed the game, He added days for order, And built a lasting name. The Julian calendar, A solar, steady beat, It spread across the empire, To every town and street. (Verse 3) But shadows stretched too slowly, The solstice didn't stay, The spring crept back too early, For Easter's holy day. So learned men and scholars, Sought knowledge, old and new, And took ten days right from the count, To make the seasons true. (Chorus) We count the days in many ways, and meet when the moon is new. We follow the sun as its days are run, and adjust to keep it true. (Verse 4) "Give us our days!" the people cried, "The days we've lost to greed!" While others saw the common good, And planted a new seed. From Britain's shores to Russia's snows, The change came slow and late, A century of confusion, And arguments and debate. (Verse 5) The Maya's Long Count ended, And some believed the lies, That old cycles brought destruction, Beneath the Western skies. But still the moon for Ramadan, And festivals for Nowruz, We keep the ancient ways alive, The way our fathers choose. (Chorus) We count the days in many ways, and meet when the moon is new. We follow the sun as its days are run, and adjust to keep it true. (Verse 6) We've got our phones and satellites, To keep us all in sync, And dates on screens for all the world, On every single link. But still, we feel the old year's pull, When lunar lanterns glow, We count the days in many ways, And watch the seasons grow. (Chorus) We count the days in many ways, and meet when the moon is new. We follow the sun as its days are run, and adjust to keep it true.

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