George Orwell's on the Trail

He caught me by the arm getting on a bus Thought I recognised him in his tweed coat Asked about the price to Sevenoaks Stranger things I couldn't say George Orwell's on the trail of yesterday Etched into his head a century not out Driving round the ring road of the new town Did he start to cry as he looked around? Stranger things I couldn't say George Orwell's on the trail of yesterday Somewhere in the south of England Was a retail park He made it disappear I don't know how It's not there now Things begin to change Cringing at this man The superstore collapses into woodland Shoppers look alarmed like refugees Stranger things I couldn't say George Orwell's on the trail of yesterday