Lord, every word's been said
And it's all been done
Useless vanities upon vanities
There is nothing new under the sun
Generations come, generations go
Generations lost, expectation exhausted
Collapsed hopes
The bright eyes of the naive
The dim gaze of the deceived
The only options it seems
The sweetest melody is lost
In the wind like a chime
Each life but a breath
Disappearing on the sands of time
Faced with the choice
To pledge loyalty to a distant vision of purity
At the risk of being swallowed up by obscurity
The graveyard awaits my legacy, completes my dynasty
A chipped and faded stone my only summary
As all those around encourage distraction
But comfort without never became comfort within
Never saw the attraction of giving in
When everything I build turns to dust
Before my eyes
Pipedreams smash like jawbones against the curb
Their life stomped out on the cold pavement
Of reality
What good are these visions I once held so dear
When everything around will someday disappear
I won't build an empire of delusion and rust
An offer's been extended from the one I trust
So I drink deep the bittersweet cup of self denial
I receive true life to stand firm through trial
I take heart for I follow one who knows my pain
I take up the cross of the one who knows my name
The one who bled for all without any fear
Still he strengthens those who persevere
I'll carry this cross through the storm and rain
Through splintered wood and shoulders raw
I'll bleed
If the only thing that runs through these veins is blood
I'll bleed
If all is forfeit, nothing's lost
I gain eternity from this cross
It doesn't matter how much blood they spill
Every drop is soaked up into the soil of your earth
And feeds the seeds that fall to the ground
And die, bringing new life
Bursting up through cement and dirt
The rocks rise up and sing
Blessed is the King who comes
All glory in the highest to the risen One
Hosanna, peace in heaven
Hallelujahs sound forevermore
Restoration, all is new
Peace in heaven, peace on earth
Hallelujahs sound forevermore