Prepare

[Verse 1]

Prepare for a second from now

Comb your hair and compose yourself

Prepare for a second from now

Adjust your chair and clear your throat

A second from the present is nigh

Are all your affairs in order now?

A second is a very short time

A moment to anticipate the things to come

[Chorus]

The next second won't be anything like the current one

And we won't know how it's gonna be 'til a second is done

[Verse 2]

No one can see into the future

We're just going to have to wait

There may be strange new customs and new ideas

So try to keep an open mind

Prepare for a second from now

As if that would make any difference at all

Ready or not, it is coming

And there's no way to stop the clock

[Chorus]

The next second's gonna make the present seem like long ago

And make you forget everything that you currently know

[Bridge]

Counting down

To zero from one

Hold your breath

Here it comes

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]

Now that the second has passed

Let's all reflect on the times we've had

Look back on a second ago

Given everything that we now know

Remember a second ago

Recall, if you can, how it used to be

Remember a second ago

It's hard to believe we were so naïve

[Chorus]

I can barely remember anything about a second ago

We will soon be a second in the future, that is all I know