They Might Be Giants - 2082

^CDraw the curtain, look, you're only sleeping ^COr is this only what the other you is dreaming? Either ^Fway Hard to ^Ctake

Ashen ^F#dim7features unmistakably your ^Fmown Familiar ^Cposture, recast in skin and ^D7bone Person ^Dm7from today, here is ^Fmyou in 208^C2

Remove your ^Chelmet, first equalize the pressure No, but ^Cfirst, take readings to be sure The atmosphere is ^Fsafe Yes, it's ^Csafe

As the ^F#dim7ancient one cranes his neck to ^Fmlook You see his ^Chand's been replaced with a ^D7hook But it's ^Dm7clear you're very much a^Fmlive. It's 210^C5.

No, it's 22^D#40 No, it's 34^G#15 How can you still be ^D7living? What does this ^D7mean?^G7

You must ^Chonor and respect the older fellow Even ^Cas you suffocate him with his pillow Though you'^Fre strong He was ^Cwise

There is ^F#dim7much you can learn from the ^Fmsage And though you'll ^Cleave and travel back to your own ^D7age You will ^Dm7meet again, you ^Fmtwo in ^C2082 ^D7

What was the ^F#dim7look he gave intended to con^Fmvey? Was there ^Csomething else he was trying to ^D7say? It will ^Dm7all be revealed to ^Fmyou in 208^C2