Paradox Of Life

Standing at my mother's grave
Tears flowing like water
Her life ended in failure
Defeated, crushed forever

Preacher said to celebrate
Celebrate my mother's life
Only thing he's celebrating
Is another pay day

The Paradox Of Life
Born to die
Still we question
Why why why

The Paradox of life
Where's the purpose
What's the reason
We should die

Hamlet peering at the skull
Poor Yorick! I knew him, Jim
A man of infinite jest
I sure hope he's in heaven

He carried me on his back
We laughed until our sides hurt
How hideous he looks now
His bones rotting in the dirt

The Paradox Of Life
Born to die
Still we question
Why why why
The Paradox of life
Where's the purpose
What's the reason
We should die

New Horizons at Pluto
Looking back on ourselves
3 billion miles from our earth
From there we're invisible

Could it be we're just scum
Floating on a grain of sand
Or do we even exist
This illusion we call man

The Paradox Of Life
Born to die
Still we question
Why why why
The Paradox of life
Where's the purpose
What's the reason
We should die

Jim Colyer ascap

You have to love any song that mentions Mickey Mouse's dog,Pluto!

pretty thought provoking. I dig the Shakespeare reference and the space travel theme in the final verse.