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 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