Nothing New Lyrics

I always wanted to see
What's behind the mask
What lies beneath the surface
I've always done my best

To learn more and more
About me, about you
About ‘us', about ‘them'
About who is who

What did I gain?
It's all in vain
It's all meaningless
Under the sun
We're chasing the wind
We try to defeat time
We breathe, we live, we strive, we die
Under a stolid star

I always wanted to know
Who you really are
I constantly wondered
What's behind your constant smile

What's the use of being wise
In this world of fools?
Is it for sure that among the blind
The one-eyed man rules?

Nothing new
All seen before
Same old song
All heard before
We're not the first
To grace this earth
But we can be the last
Ignoring the past

"With much wisdom comes much sorrow;
The more knowledge, the more grief
The more the words, the less the meaning
So do not be quick with your mouth
Naked a man comes from his mother's womb
And as he comes, so he departs
Like the fool, the wise man too must die"

What did I gain?
It's all in vain
It's all meaningless
Under the sun
We're chasing the wind
We try to defeat time
We breathe, we live, we strive, we die
Under a stolid star