The Certainty Of Chance

A butterfly flies through the forest rain And turns the wind into a hurricane I know that it will happen Cause I believe in the certainty of chance The certainty of chance A schoolboy yawns, sits back and hits return While round the world computers crash and burn I know that it will happen Cause I believe in the certainty of chance The certainty of chance The certainty of chance And I believe I can see it all so clearly now You must go and I must set you free Cause only that will bring you back to me I know that it will happen I'm sure that it must happen Oh, I know it's gonna happen Because I believe in the certainty of chance [Spoken] Sometimes at night the darkness and silence weighs on me Peace frightens me. Perhaps I fear it most of all I feel it's only a facade, hiding the face of hell I think of what's in store for my children tomorrow; "The world will be wonderful," they say; But from whose viewpoint? We need to live in a state of suspended animation Like a work of art; in a state of enchantment Detached, detached