We begin with sages and the onionskin
Heartbeats back the first bite and the original sin
That's how it is
Survival of the fittest till we're all outdone
When there is no counting, who is number one
Who can feel the sun

All our lives in peril
With all our lives in stone
You and me and everyone
And everyone that you know knows it

We begin with sages and the onionskin
When there is no counting who is remembering
Who can feel it end

All our lives in peril
With all our lives in stone
You and me, everyone
And everyone that you know knows it's done