Is it by design to be unsatisfied? It keeps the engine on and the fire bright For centuries, over centuries we burn for more Is hunger some kind of curse or a driving force? I can't put my finger on what we're driving towards Mile markers set in place Look back at all the progress we've made (mm-mm) Comfortable but not quite safe Still so vulnerable at the end of the day We're speaking up, but death has the final say Future medicine could have saved her life Or traded in her pain for a gentler kind Breakthrough after breakthrough, I'm still surprised The systems we built to help were so paralyzed So many capable hands were tied Mile markers set in place Look back at all the progress we've made (mm-mm) Comfortable but not quite safe Still so vulnerable at the end of the day We're speaking up, but death has the final say How much of my life will be illuminated by The glow of a little screen, I'm hypnotized Headline after headline after headline Ceaseless brokenness, were we made for this? To make room, somehow, for the infinite To drink the ocean in a single sip? Mile markers set in place Look back at all the progress we've made (mm-mm) Comfortable but not quite safe Still so vulnerable at the end of the day We're speaking up, but death has the final say What if the fountain of youth is one step away?