Lyric discussion by _biggreenmonkey_ 

Cover art for A Beautiful Thing lyrics by Tragically Hip, The

First of all, I believe the second refrain is 'artifully like the Greeks'.

I personally think that this song is just about purpose in life. I get the sense from this song that it's like everyone was put here on life to do one beautiful thing- and wouldn't it be great if everyone's one beautiful thing outlived them?