Under The Sun (Ecclesiastes) (The Way Of Wisdom Album Version)

He was a king, a teacher and the wisest in the land

Driven by a passion, just to know and understand

He opened wide his eyes sought to see beyond the lies

And found a world beyond his understanding

Under the sun, he saw the vanity of vanities

He bravely looked at life and saw futility

Torn between the facts he saw and all he ever had believed

Between his hopes and what he'd clearly seen

He hoped it might be wisdom, so he set himself to learn

But found the more the knowledge the more sorrow and concern

And so he turned to pleasure, to folly and to cheer

But still his laughter tasted of his tears

Under the sun, it was all vanity of vanities

In wisdom or in wine, he found futility

In knowledge or in folly, for the wise man or the fool

Hopelessness will always be the rule

Yet there is a time for everything that's under heaven

A time to run, a time to stand and fight

So in the face of cold despair, no matter what seems right

Remember, darkness drives us to the light

Under the sun, true, there is vanity of vanities

But there is more to life, there is security

Remember your Creator in the days when you are young

And He will be your hope under the sun

Under the sun, true, there is vanity of vanities

But there is more to life, there is security

Remember your Creator in the days when you are young

And He will be your hope under the sun