As the clocks so solemnly declare it

Strike each single hour down without malice

Nothing lasts long nothing stays in place

You find you can't recall things as you wanted

And no photographs can hold the image

Nothing lasts long nothing stays in place

Imperfect archivist you're only human

Although you wish to savour all that you can

You won't live as long as you think you will

You'll find yourself betrayed by your own body

As what you know to be yourself is murdered

By times progress through each single cell

Hold on to the chances you took

You can only make it if you

Don't let minutes and seconds past you

Don't let times perspective throw you

Nail each moment down so that it matches your heartbeat