Letting Go: Dust in the wake of the hymn

Meditating on mortality is one way to remind oneself of the impermanence of all things and let go of attachment to them. (I know I have a quote on this somewhere; will try to find it later.) Metal music happens to provide a lot of musings on this subject. Today's jam:

The bones of beasts and the bones of kings
Become dust in the wake of the hymn
Mighty kingdoms rise, but they all will fall
No more than a breath on the wind 

~~Caladan Brood, "Wild Autumn Wind"