Nucleus of Now

Curfew cops skulk around the cul-de-sac Jailbird imitators scheme out their attack Streetlights flicker with the thrill of mayhem But it’s only an impulse Shadows tango on blank canvas walls Inciting the dog to prevent noise withdrawals Mosaic patterns play the tape of today But it’s just an illusion Crystal castles shatter and scatter in the breeze Blossoming trees succumb to seasonal disease We take our snapshots but cannot replicate The nucleus of now, so how How do we mourn what’s fleeting When everything vanishes all the same How do we mourn what’s fleeting When all that remains of you is your name Don’t blame the game for making you a pawn You’re simply fleeting and then you’re gone Pundits and poets churn out manifestos Riling up backlash to earn a cash splash and go Make a mad dash down relevancy road But it’s only a ripple Solace always reigns after disaster befalls us The rotating throne leaves everyone alone in thought We believe the endless, senseless cycle can be fought But it’s just a delusion And there’s not a sentiment worth letting in That isn’t self-conscious of its existence As a passing element in the continuum Of the nucleus of now, so how How do we mourn what’s fleeting When everything vanishes all the same How do we mourn what’s fleeting When all that remains of you is your name Don’t blame the game for making you a pawn You’re simply fleeting and then you’re gone This meeting, your breathing, the not-so-quick fix you are needing It’s fleeting And then it’s gone The nucleus of now is in this song The nucleus of now is in this song The nucleus of now is in this song It’s this moment and now it’s gone