Persistence Lyrics

Life's a boat against the current

When shall this tempest cease

Ambitions seem beyond our grasp

Perchance a mere mirage

Dare I query Time itself

How long this mortal journey spans

The answer might lie far as stars

Yet close as our own hands

The raging sea defies the water's will

Not weakness but unyielding shore

The storm-wracked mountain's not mere clouds

But can't embrace the ocean's roar

I ask the distant torrents wild

Why can't we reach yon shore

What meaning can life offer still

The far-off lands we seek

Shall we e'er arrive

Our weary feet have journeyed far

When might they rest at last

I dare to ask myself

Can I press on still more

The answer might be distant dreams

Or right before our door

The raging sea defies the water's will

Not weakness but unyielding shore

The storm-wracked mountain's not mere clouds

But can't embrace the ocean's roar

I ask the distant torrents wild

Why can't we reach yon shore

What meaning can life offer still

In youth's swift passing, we're but fleeting guests

As years cycle on, who can grasp eternity

Beneath our feet lies the heart's true yearning

Though the path be fraught with peril

We'll try and fail anew

In boundless vastness, we seek our heart's desire

In endless expanse, we search for harbor's rest

I dare to ask the void

Why still this despair

Perhaps in darkness we'll find our guiding light

The raging sea defies the water's will

Not weakness but unyielding shore

The storm-wracked mountain's not mere clouds

But can't embrace the ocean's roar

I ask the distant torrents wild

Why can't we reach yon shore

What meaning can life offer still

In facing life's shadows

We find our light

Though change be constant

Joy and sorrow dwell within

Though goals be unclear

We must learn to live

Though answers be hazy

We chase life's meaning

For life's true meaning lies in each moment's perseverance