The Best Laid Plans

Building monuments to yourselves
Like you didn't know you'd just be watching them decay
Haunting your own graves 'cause you have nowhere else to go
Like once the last memory is gone, you think you'll fade

Ain't that a shame
So many pretty words were wasted on the past
When all you are is ghosts

The best laid plans have all been buried in the sand
Prophets and historians alike will all perish in time
You're not eternal, you are nothing but spirits and insects
The best laid plans have all been buried in the sand
Tyrants and emperors alike will be gone in a breath
Oh the arrogance, would you spit in the eyes of the one who created you

Oh you have so little time
Spending it so carelessly, surprised when it goes fast
Wasting days and nights arguing meaning and intent
It's all so dull, but how would you have known it wouldn't last

Ain't that a laugh
You've spent eternities here searching for the truth
Did you think you had a chance