Se nos va la vida

Question

Hola

I am having trouble understanding the meaning of the second half this sentence, if anyone would be so kind as to offer some suggestions?

"Otro barco es el Lucerna, enorme como el mundo, en intentar recorrerlo se nos va la vida."

Gracias a todos

Answer 1

"en intentar recorrerlo se nos va la vida"

We spend our lives trying to go through it

Answer 2

Another boat is Lucerne, huge as the world, we will attempt to traverse life