[Verse 1: Sam Bowman]

I'm at a loss for words for once (Vanit—all is vani—)

I've been walking circles, now I'm back where I've begun (A generation goes, and a generation—)

I chased the wind until my wisdom turned to madness

And my bliss gave way to sadness

But that's the way things happen on Undersun

(All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it)

[Chorus: Sam Bowman]

Tell me all that time, all that struggling

Was worth something in the end

Tell me all that pain had a meaning

'Cause I can't see it in the end

[Verse 2: Sam Bowman]

If home is where the heart is

My house is burning down

There are ashes in the carpet

And phantoms all around

I built a homemade rocket

In our childhood backyard

And I never expected

That it would bring us out this far

So they made the moon our target

To land among the stars

Now we're all out of college

And we don't know where we are

[Chorus: Sam Bowman, Graham Jones, both]

Tell me all that time, all that struggling (Tell me all that time)

Was worth something in the end

Tell me all that pain had a meaning (Tell me all that pain)

Cause I can't see it in the end

[Bridge: Sam Bowman]

I wanna be strong enough to grasp

Tendrils of smoke with both of my hands

But everyone knows I can't

You know I can't

But even in vanity below

Help me allow myself to hope

There's a reason for the grieving

I can't see it, but there's a meaning

There's a meaning

[Interlude: Graham Jones]

Oh-ohh, oh-ohh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-ohh, oh-ohh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

[Chorus: Sam Bowman]

Tell me all that time, all that struggling

Was worth something in the end

Tell me all this pain has a meaning

I can't bear it, but You can

[Outro: Sam Bowman]

Vanity of vanities, says the preacher

Vanity of vanities, all is vani—