life is a jest and all things show it

eternity's the most absurd of all desires
nothing lasts forever not the universe
there will not be any everlasting choirs

at last they burn out even the largest fires
there is no sempiternal flame to nurse
eternity's the most absurd of all desires

we are not puppets see there are no wires
it does not matter if you bless or curse
there will not be any everlasting choirs

we make our gods up we're the greatest liars
it's easy to imagine what is worse
eternity's the most absurd of all desires

we'll end up in the same place as all our sires
our epitaphs will all be just as terse
there will not be any everlasting choirs

we do those things that life herself requires
commemorate our actions in our verse
eternity's the most absurd of all desires
there will not be any everlasting choirs