1. "Gone by Switchfoot"

1. "Gone" by: Switchfoot

This song address the idea of mortality and how nothing lasts forever, and idea brought up in Gilgamesh and Ishmael.  We see this in the following lyrics:

"We are not infinite

We are not permanent

We are so confident

In our accomplishments"

    The lyrics are trying to make humanity realize that nothing is permanent; we all die at some point.  Even though it’s hard for us, we have to accept our mortality. Similarly, in the book "The Epic of Gilgamesh", Gilgamesh is forced to accept his own mortality when the gods kill his best friend.  Gilgamesh tries to defy the gods and gain immortality, but in the end he cannot obtain it and must accept that he too will die.

    In "Ishmael" when they give the example of societies being on hangliders.  People enjoy the view and the feeling of flying so much, that they forget the will have to fall at some point.  Once they finally realize the ground is fast approaching its too late to do anything to save themselves.  The song expresses the same idea that we are too confident to see the problems we have created.