Two Suns in the Sunset

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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