Sandcastles
Wolyme
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As a little kid, I'd build sandcastles by the beach And just before I'd leave, I'd believe a naïve dream That the next person to see them would like them just as much as me But that was just naïve 'cause what I wouldn't see Is that the tide would come in, and the sea and the wind Would break them down to bits, and the next day, I'd have forgotten about it As another kid built on an empty plot on the same spot Probably believing the same dream We're just ants, building sandcastles Hoping someone will notice them and not break them down We're just ants, building sandcastles Hoping that someone will notice and not break them down But we want to evade mortality We want to have a legacy Something that we can live through So we don't have to face the truth We want to leave a mark on the world So that we will be remembered We want to mean something when we're gone We want to mean something to someone We don't want to go away We need a legacy We don't want to fade away We need a legacy We need a legacy We're just ants, building sandcastles Hoping someone will notice them and not break them down Think: What did you do yesterday Were you wasting the entire day away Making posts with your smartphone That no one will view after the next hour or so So next time before you get sucked in Think if you can be more productive How are you doing on your eighty-year plan Are you doing the most that you possibly can We don't want to go away We need a legacy We don't want to fade away We need a legacy We need a legacy We're just ants, building sandcastles Hoping that someone will notice and not break them down We're just ants doing tasks in a disorganized fashion Tugging food and shiny pebbles back to our nest All thinking of ourselves as special snowflakes Not remembering that mindset is shared by the rest As a little kid, I'd build sandcastles by the beach And I'd leave them standing there for the next person to see 'Cause I'd believe that other people would like them just as much as me But that was just naïve 'cause what I wouldn't see Is that the tide would come in, and the sea and the wind Would erode and break it down Have you ever seen a sandcastle from a previous day If not, then what makes you think that yours will stay And even if someone sees it, anyone but your parents will View it as just another grain of sand in the anthill We're just ants, building sandcastles Hoping someone will admire them before they're broken down We are just ants who play A sculpture-building game And hope that time and waves Don't wash everything away But in eight billion years When Earth's orbit is clear Will your sandcastle that once stood here Still be a cause for cheer Will your highscores in games And every post you've made Still matter in decades And even once you're in a grave We're just ants, building sandcastles Hoping someone will notice them and not break them down We're just ants, building sandcastles Hoping someone will admire them before they're broken down And washed away, and washed away And washed away, and washed away And washed away, and washed away And washed away, and washed away
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