1999 A.D., more than a generation away, and yet dreams traveled faster than light. And even now, scientists and planners are shaping the lives of our children who will live in the 21st century. I remember a past that told us of a future. Rocket ships and flying cars, other people lived on Mars. Boys and girls all looked the same in PVC like leather. Auto controls to clean the house and even change the weather. Pills replaced the sex act, we all felt so much better. Other bikes and monorails, electricity that never fails. Sterilized and neutralized, living in our bubble. Robo-cops with laser beams to dispel any trouble. Happy, happy, happy, never ever crying. We never had a problem with state-assisted dying. Blend on blend and hand in hand, no killing or demeaning. A better life with little strife and very little meaning. I loved your shiny uniform, molded round your uni-breast. Howling drones for mobile homes and unisex for dress. We took a trip round Venus and ate by intravenous. Saturn had the answer of every space romancer. Where did all our hopes go? All our naive dreams go. Were they just science fiction stories? We'll never really know. We tried to teach the world to sing. We only war and famine bring. So kill them with your laser beam and turn them into soil and green. Happy, happy, happy, never ever crying. We never had a problem with state-assisted dying. Blend on blend and hand in hand, no killing or demeaning. A better life with little strife and very little meaning. Science fiction stories, told us of our future. Science fiction stories, told us of our future. Science fiction stories, told us of our future. Science fiction stories, told us of our future. And even now scientists and planners are shaping the lives of our children who will live in the 21st century.