Answer:
I am always in front of you but you will never see me
Sing me to a baby about to go to sleep.
Marking mortal privation when firmly in place. An enduring summation inscribed in my face.
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I can be repeated but rarely in the same way. I can't be changed but can be rewritten. I can be passed down, but should not be forgotten. What am I?
It flows out of the soil, It burns you if it boils, And holds us in its coils, More valuable than gold, As black as it is old.