grazing in meadows made of steel and glass
the herd marches on

devouring everything that lies in its path
the herd marches on

lemmings, determined, but they're gradually learning
that there's no easy way out

sharing a laugh before they head for the sea
the herd marches on

i cannot see, but i think one is me
the herd marches on

i'm certain one's you, if you think this thing through
but it scares me that i can't be sure

pick up the ball and we'll see in the fall
if the crowds start thinning out

anyone's game today and winner takes all
that's what it's all about

the winners will know before they step on the field
but there's no easy way out

over and over, still the same old game
still the same ways of growing old

moving in suddenly, a horde with no name
the herd comes in from the cold

turn up the music just as loud as you like
in the morning we head for the shore

and so it goes
and so it goes
and so it goes
cannot stop the march
or stop myself from following
can't stop
can't turn back the clock

it's never a lock until you've run out the clock
and the fat lady has sung

go round the block til you've holes in your socks
and the dinner bell has rung

after you eat you get back on your feet
the herd won't stay still for long

everyday folk who like to share in the joke
the herd marches on

having a smoke under evening's cloak
the herd marches on

your sisters, your brothers, and billions of others
the herd can't rest til they're dead

time flies at different speeds for you and me

time flies, and every tick is a beating heart

time flies, for only a moment in infinity

time flies away before you know it

isn't the universe flying apart?

the center cannot hold

this began life, as did ...call me joe, as a set of song lyrics, way back in the 80s when I had a band. While lyrics and verse share some of the same attributes, to my mind they are not quite the same thing-one is meant to be read aloud, one to be sung, and there are shades that differentiate them.
If it helps to imagine the music, think of Pink Floyd's DOGS if the guitars had been treated with phase shifters and played by Tony Iommi, and take out the keyboards.