Nunc Stans

By Cynic

On Traced in Air

Released on November 17, 2008

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[Verse 1]

Hey comrade, what will it be like

On the day that we face our mortal life?

We're all given the misfortune of loss

But that's a gift we call impermanence


[Pre-Chorus]

We don't own our work

We don't own the Earth at all


[Refrain]

We're eternal Nunc Stans soldiers

The eternal warriors


[Verse 2]

We're accountants in the firm of life

Entrusted with a body, heart and mind

Hey comrade, did I love well?

Have I learned to live moment to moment?


[Chorus]

We don't own our work

We don't own the Earth

We don't own our minds

We don't own anything at all


[Refrain]

We're eternal Nunc Stans soldiers

The eternal warriors

We're eternal Nunc Stans soldiers

The eternal warriors


[Coda]

It was not death

It was not life

It was love