I found Byron's statue; would you believe he embellished the inscription? Here's what it really says:
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I was a man in the land where you stand
In your hand is the sand of the damned useless plans
In our heads, we pretended the years would go by
But instead, we descended and forgot to happen to die
I held the cards, fought so hard to maintain
Regarded the scars as a mark of restraint
In our heads, we pretended the years would go by
But instead, we descended and forgot to happen to die