Hyperion

Tether the line to bind us to the moment Never the time to comprehend, this Existential Reality for us We've weathered the tide, secluded by the sacred Our survival called for it But it always, always Kept us from the answer It's our calling To reach beyond our station Just one reason for defiance Reminded of all we've forgotten Fated to fade into nothing You are not alone We're all heading there Sever the ties to all those with the gall to Monopolise the infinite When the only surety, is Our return to dust Forever behind our forebears in the distance Treading where I fear to tread And every atom Tells me to turn away We're all marching through the fire Desperate to sate our desire Heedless we climb ever higher Driven on to greater heights We'll chase the sinking sun United in oblivion We're overrun We'll face our end together Under this sanguine sky One fleeting glimpse of the divine For you and I Nothing lasts forever Give us a sign to hasten the acceeptance Of our own mortality None of us get to Change the road we're on All that's Left for us Is to make amends With our lack of permanence Imperfect as we are Disconnected from the stars And cast back down to earthe Clarity returns We forget none of this is a given We forget none of this is a given We forget none of this is a given Give it up and search for something better We'll chase the sinking sun United in oblivion We're overrun We'll face our end together Under this sanguine sky One fleeting glimpse of the divine For you and I Nothing lasts forever Easier now for us to empathise with Others upon the path Harder to harbour this animosity There is another way Divided we may stand but United we will fall Savour the absurdity Of being here at all We'll chase the sinking sun United in oblivion We're overrun We'll face our end together Under this sanguine sky One fleeting glimpse of the divine For you and I Nothing lasts forever