We begin with sages and the onionskinnHeartbeats back the first bite and the original sinnThat's how it is.nSurvival of the fittest till we're all outdone.nWhen there is no counting, who is number onenWho can feel the sun.nnAll our lives in peril,nWith all our lives in stonenYou and me and everyonenAnd everyone that you know knows it.nnWe begin with sages and the onionskinnWhen there is no counting who is rememberingnWho can feel it endnnAll our lives in peril,nWith all our lives in stone.nYou and me, everyonenAnd everyone that you know knows it's done.