
The Litany of Evanescence

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The function of man is to live, not to exist.

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I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.

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I shall use my time.

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I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it,

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than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.

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I would rather be a superb meteor,

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every atom of me in magnificent glow,

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than a sleepy and permanent planet.