Vanitas

Once I was what you are
Though the distance seems so far
Do not fear this certainty
I am now what you shall be

As I fled from deep despair
Paralyzed by doubt and fear
Tore myself from nostalgic dreams
Something caught me suddenly

I pressed on with energy
My lungs heaved in harmony
As I sang I came to see
The music came from none but me

Three ancient princes lay before me
They took up as I faltered
Harmonizing solemnly
We are what you shall be
And I realized my song
Had been their epitaph all along