Once there was a place an experiment It would hold up to the tide It would hold up to the chameleons And the many shapes of time Then there was a claim of experience In the ways of modern crime In the ways of using deliverance To rob you off your mind To rob you off your mind Your mind, your mind Alright There goes a reputation Of a dying nation It's like the Rome of ancient Reaching a trepidation Look at the movie star Look at him captain Picard Show me an observation Of a better civilization Once there was a place an experiment It would be a place to hide For the weary and disobedient For the seekers of the light Then there was a claim of resilience In the face of growing cries In the face of threats anonymous From without the borderline From without the borderline Borderline, borderline... There goes a modulation Of a chain negation It's like a separation Of a population Look at the movie star Look at him captain Picard Show me an observation Of a better civilization I see a degradation I see a relegation Like the Greeks of ancient Reaching a trepidation Look at the movie star Look at him captain Picard Show me an observation Of a better civilization