Two Suns in the Sunset

In my rear view mirror the sun is going down 

Sinking behind bridges in the road 

And I think of all the good things 

That we have left undone 

And I suffer premonitions 

Confirm suspicions 

Of the holocaust to come. 

 

The wire that holds the cork 

That keeps the anger in 

Gives way 

And suddenly it’s day again. 

The sun is in the east 

Even though the day is done. 

Two suns in the sunset 

Hmmmmmmmmmm 

Could be the human race is run. 

 

Like the moment when the brakes lock 

And you slide towards the big truck 

« Oh no! » 

« [scream] Daddy, Daddy! » 

You stretch the frozen moments with your fear. 

And you’ll never hear their voices 

And you’ll never see their faces 

You have no recourse to the law anymore. 

 

And as the windshield melts 

My tears evaporate 

Leaving only charcoal to defend. 

Finally I understand the feelings of the few. 

Ashes and diamonds 

Foe and friend 

We were all equal in the end. 

 

« …and now the weather. Tomorrow will be cloudy with scattered showers 

spreading from the east … with an expected high of 4000 degrees 

Celsius » 

 

Pink Floyd, Two Suns in the Sunset, 1982