Exhalation - Instrumental

The universe began as an enormous breath being held
Who knows why, but whatever the reason, I'm glad it did
Because I owe my existence to that fact
All my desires and ruminations are no more and no less
Than eddy currents generated by the gradual exhalation of our universe
And until this great exhalation is finished
My thoughts live on

I've devoted my life to studying the wondrous mechanism that is the universe
And doing so has given me a sense of fulfillment
I've always assumed that this meant
That I was acting in accordance with your will, Lord
And your reason for making me
But if it's in fact true that you have no purpose in mind for me
Then that sense of fulfillment has arisen solely from within myself
What that demonstrates to me
Is that we as humans are capable of creating meaning for our own lives

Past and future are the same
And we cannot change either
Only know them more fully