The Jar
Makari Lyrics

You've waited your whole life In a jar Complacent, gazing up at the stars
You have spent your entire existence stuck in one place, never leaving your comfort zone, only dreaming about what could have been.

You count and count until There's nothing left Cause if you land on one The rest are dead
You keep chasing your dreams until you run out of options, because putting all your energy into one thing means you have no other choices.

And all the ripples in the universe Are the wrinkles forming on your skin From throwing your tomorrows To the wind
All the choices you've made have affected you physically, with each and every decision etching itself onto you like wrinkles on aging skin.

We can't pretend It's alright, it's alright Until our aspirations turn to dust
We can't just settle for mediocrity and pretend we're okay with it until all our hopes and goals vanish into thin air.

Dreams overhead Out of time, can't decide on who to be Cause one life's not enough
With so many possibilities above and beyond us, it feels impossible to choose just one path in life. One life simply isn't long enough to explore every option.

The spark fades, the spool unwinds A truth as certain as the changing tides Don't go wasting your youth On a stifled plot Just take hold of the fruit Before branches rot away Eclipse your fate
As we age, our drive and passion start to dwindle, but we need to remember that life is constantly changing like the tides, and we shouldn't waste our youth on something that won't fulfill us. We need to pursue what excites us before it's too late and we've missed our chance.

Approaching the edge, you carry on With your collection of regrets Singing a swan song from The comfort of your bed until It dawns that there is nothing left ahead Just the end
Even when we're near the end of our lives, we often still hold onto regrets and missed opportunities. We sing a song of sadness from the comfort of our beds until we realize that there's nothing left waiting for us except for the end.

Out of time, can't decide on who to be Cause one life's not enough
Once again, we're reminded that one life simply isn't enough to explore every option and know exactly who we want to be. We're always running out of time.