Impermanent Things

All these impermanent things
 Oh, how they fool me
 Dominate and rule me
 They keep me waiting here forever
 All these impermanent things
 Well, their beauty's never aging
 But their worthlessness's enraging
 You know we always stand alone when we're together
 So why keep hanging on
 To things that never stay?
 Things that just keep stringin' us along
 From day to day
 All these impermanent things
 Present, yet elusive
 Passive, yet abusive
 Tearing out the heart in utter silence
 All these impermanent things
 Well, they point in all directions
 Like secondhand reflections
 And they're leading us to subtle shades of violence
 And why keep hanging on
 To things that never stay?
 Things that just keep stringin' us along
 From day to day
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 All these impermanent things
 Well, they're trying to convince me
 Baptize my soul and rinse me
 Purge my mind of honesty and fire
 All these impermanent things
 Well, they all add up to zero
 Make-believe that they're my heroes
 Then they fill my mind with doubt and false desires
 So why keep hanging on
 To things that never stay?
 Things that just keep stringin' us along
 From day to day, yeah