Upward you glide Then fall again Striving to rise An endless refrain The present always Arrives a bit late Moments we chase Yet can't quite seize Slipping through our grasp Like sand in an hourglass Illusion of this world We never capture "now" Chase shadows of the past Yet fleeting, they don't last Delusion of this world We never capture "now" Journey to a realm Beyond time's embrace Beginnings meet ends With a gentle grace Slipping through our grasp Like sand in an hourglass Illusion of this world We never capture "now" Chase shadows of the past Yet fleeting, they don't last Delusion of this world We never capture "now" Slipping through our grasp Like sand in an hourglass Illusion of this world We never capture "now" Chase shadows of the past Yet fleeting, they don't last Delusion of this world We never capture "now"