When will I When will I When will I trust the way We are born just to die and fade away We are born to be creatures of a day I am breathing I am crying I who delight in song I am the resonant string of a music soon gone And I know I'm crumbling And I know I'll fall And I know that when the desert sands have covered me That the only certain thing is mutability When will I When will I When will I trust the way We are born, we are soul that's set in clay We are born just to die and fade away We are born to be creatures of a day