Tell me who would not be weary When hours turn to days And all we are, just rats within a maze So who justified the hero? That broke out from this cage Spoke to the madness, then left and burned the stage Nothing can save us We're fading away No one can help us Fade Away; we'll never be the same Playing this foolish game We're destined to fade away There's nothing to reclaim Playing this headless game That's why we all fade away When the hourglass is broken And all is plain to see That is when we're asking to be free But it's all a grand illusion It's already too late Nothing can stop it, no, not even fate