Everything breaks down eventually It's all just a matter of entropy Thermodynamics and gravity We're all gonna fall in the end When you play the record the needle gets dull It's tragically irreversible You know some erosion's inevitable When you rub up against the world You're locked in a box, try to hold your breath Conserve what remains of the air that's left If you don't breathe you'll smother yourself But every inhale brings you closer to death Everything breaks down eventually We're all decomposing gradually Into atoms and cells and vanity All our constituent parts You can't make sparks without friction Or music or love or nonfiction That's just the price of admission You can't ride the ride without wearing it out Still locked in a box, try to hold your breath Conserve what remains of the air that's left If you don't breathe you'll smother yourself But every inhale brings you closer to death Chaos is going to win in the end The universe is flying apart There ain't nothing much you can do about it Burn up the candle or live in the dark Burn up the candle or live in the dark Burn up the candle or live in the dark Burn up the candle or live in the dark