To be born is to perish
all that have walked the earth
will turn to ashes in the end
and you know you have tried to
turn back the hands of time
so foolish you have tricked yourself
to that final day
only time will last
we live then we cease
do not waste your time today

now you're chained by your own fate
once free to burn your life
you'd better take your precious chance
growing old with no sorrow
ain't just a way of life
you'll never find what's to be found
to that final day
only time will last
we live then we cease
do not waste your time today
to that final day
only time will last
we live then we cease
that's why you can feel your life

don't mix your night and day
the writing on the wall
might have been curved by mighty gods
it's precious 'cos it meets
its end someday somehow
and time is only what's forever
to that final day
only time will last
we live then we cease
do not waste your time today
to that final day
only time will last
we live then we cease
that's why you can feel your life