The Final Plaque

[catchy long instrumental intro] Verse 1 I chase the golden dream Through hours that slip away Building walls of comfort In a world of clay Verse 2 Striving for that something That glimmers in the night But shadows creep behind With a silent, heavy plight [dark cello interlude] [Chorus] Is it worth the race? To gather what won’t last? When we leave, just a stone Marks the time that’s passed Verse 3 A house of fleeting pleasures We fill with things we own But the truth is buried Beneath a name in stone [dark cello interlude] Verse 4 We labor for the harvest That withers in the sun And all we leave behind Is a life that’s come undone [Chorus] Is it worth the race? To gather what won’t last? When we leave, just a stone Marks the time that’s passed [dark cello interlude] Verse 5 I question the direction Of this endless, hurried quest When the peace we seek Is found in simple rest Verse 6 In the end, we linger On a patch of green Where memories fade to whispers And the past is unseen [dark cello interlude] Outro Perhaps the answer lies Not in what we gain But in moments we cherish Before we reach the plain [catchy long outro] [end]