Bridges, Squares

[Verse 1] As I walked on to Kendall Square And crossed the river basin there The Charles was black, the sky was blue The view was old, the bridge was new And past the flow's constricted mouth Commercial lines flowed mostly south Or east across a boundless sea Where rising soon, the star would be [Verse 2] The tides are moved by sun and moon The spring will last from March to June The red line train will pass behind As long as bridge joins stream and sky And from that point where I did stand I wondered at the works of man I wondered how this walk began 'Til red line train came 'round again [Chorus] But it's not the time to ossify Not the end of wondering why Not in your faith or your apostasy Not the end of history [Verse 3] As I can take, so I could give If I could shop where I could live As I can read, so I'd write books If I could eat where I could cook Where talkers have a place to meet Where walkers walk along the street And subways travel paths well hid And ferries take you off the grid [Chorus] But it's not the time to ossify Not the end of wondering why Not in your faith or your apostasy Not the end of [Bridge] Predictable waves of historicity Or nostalgia for gaslit times I'll never ever see Futurians manifest internationalists Connected are the promenades and waterways The living waves of harbor nights and city days And where is the builder, was there something missed Hidden in the plans to the bridge that started this? [Chorus] But it's not the time to ossify Not the end of wondering why Not in your faith or your apostasy Not the end of history [Verse 4] As I walked on to Founders' Square And crossed the river basin there The Passaic was gray, the sky was blue The bridge was old, the view was new And from that point where I did stand I wondered at the builders' plan I wondered how this walk would end 'Til path train came around again [Chorus] But it's not the time to ossify Not the end of wondering why Not in your faith or your apostasy Not the end of history