[00:44.80]till death do us apart, and it did
[00:46.66]come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun,
[00:49.24]my truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[00:53.11]on our lives we nourished
[00:54.53]and the days we cherished as kids
[00:56.83]we let them whizz on by, but when I rewind
[00:59.44]your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[01:02.10]your smile is the only thing that shines
[01:04.42]in your last breath you told me, that you had to go
[01:07.22]'cause it pained you so,
[01:08.77]oh I loved you so much so
[01:10.94]was I selfish to hold on,
[01:12.68]and cling on to your body that hosts a soul
[01:15.20]that wanted to set free the eagle in a cage
[01:17.58]and you became eagerly what I wanted to be
[01:20.45]you the person to leave, I the person
[01:22.31]to see off another best friend to land's end
[01:25.57]I watched grown men moan, and women weep
[01:28.33]as you quietly descended six feet deep
[01:31.30]but the spirit ascended before our wet eyes
[01:33.44]a gift from god, returned to sender
[01:36.70]though I like to pretend that this never happened
[01:38.97]I can turn around and see you laughing
[01:41.20]but the fact is you could never practice
[01:43.19]getting blind-sided and eating the wind shield
[01:46.16]endless field of shards of glass
[01:48.10]this too shall pass, but reality bites, it says not so fast
[01:51.91]first you must climb a calvary of shattered hopes
[01:54.79]and then a mountain of prayers unheard
[01:57.39]'till you reach that peak where you can see the dark abyss below
[02:01.50]then you let me know if you have what it takes for a leap of faith
[02:04.75]I had to say, hell no, heaven yes, but not yet
[02:07.59]please bless a forehead, cold in a bed
[02:09.92]or alone on the road with nobody to hold
[02:12.58]when the pouring rain is too much to bear
[02:15.27]it's a reason to live for a seed that needs care
[02:17.81]till death do us apart, and it did
[02:20.30]come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun,
[02:22.93]my truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[02:27.70]on our lives we nourished
[02:28.45]and the days we cherished as kids
[02:30.75]we let them whizz on by, but when I rewind
[02:33.35]your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[02:35.96]your smile is the only thing that shines
[03:10.39]now I hit this stage in honor of you,
[03:12.66]how's the other side, I bet it's a splendid view
[03:15.12]no more stress for rent, or to make ends
[03:17.76]collide in a cocktail, shame with envy
[03:20.54]I can hide behind lens that block the UV
[03:22.98]looking in from the outside the bowl is murky
[03:25.71]the toll for the bridge is rising
[03:27.90]weatherman says storm, city hall is burning
[03:30.46]same ol' chaos, gotta shut my cell like I'm waiting to take off
[03:34.27]on the runway, scoping out the window
[03:37.30]the moisture covers the sight though
[03:39.41]telling myself it's just another day in the life of a starving artist
[03:43.46]trying to paint a dream you woke from,
[03:45.33]chasing the departed
[03:46.90]we used to hang by the banks to see who can skip a stone the farthest
[03:50.98]what I thought was a stream is now an ocean
[03:53.91]no such thing as an extreme to show devotion
[03:57.35]to your craft, which I didn't know the half
[03:59.61]tried to knock down your door and caught the backdraft
[04:02.42]and a whiplash, all in reverse
[04:04.68]then I finally stood up and said, we reserve the right to serve anyone
[04:09.15]and on the same note you deserve the best of the most fun
[04:12.53]by the way I got your letter, you said you were fed up
[04:15.17]well I second that and I reckon that you tried
[04:17.82]so I don't place a blame that you took the fifth,
[04:20.35]and the first flight out of town, into the mist
[04:23.10]till death do us apart, and it did
[04:25.66]come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun,
[04:28.19]your truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[04:32.12]on our lives we nourished
[04:33.63]and the days we cherished as kids
[04:36.10]we let them whizz on by, but when I rewind
[04:38.59]your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[04:41.16]your smile is the only thing that shines
[04:43.90]whether a tree lives to see the end of centuries
[04:46.37]or a random hand picks it instantly
[04:49.50]life is art, a miracle for all to believe,
[04:51.65]I must tell you that you lived beautifully