[00:19.88]Till death do us apart, and it did
[00:21.76]Come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun
[00:24.77]My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[00:28.71]On our lives we nourished
[00:29.94]And the days we cherished as kids
[00:32.19]We let them whizz on by, but when I rewind
[00:34.77]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[00:37.32]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[00:39.87]In your last breath you told me, that you had to go
[00:42.36]Cause it pained you so
[00:43.68]Oh I loved you so much so
[00:45.28]Was I selfish to hold on
[00:47.25]And cling on to your body that hosts a soul
[00:49.62]That wanted to set free the eagle in a cage
[00:52.02]And you became eagerly what I wanted to be
[00:54.79]You the person to leave, I the person
[00:56.86]To see off another best friend to land's end
[00:59.97]I watched grown men moan, and women weep
[01:02.40]As you quietly descended six feet deep
[01:04.94]But the spirit ascended before our wet eyes
[01:07.60]A gift from God, returned to sender
[01:09.98]Though I like to pretend that this never happened
[01:12.77]I can turn around and see you laughing
[01:14.76]But the fact is you could never practice
[01:16.94]Getting blind-sided and eating the wind shield
[01:19.69]Endless field of shards of glass
[01:21.67]This too shall pass, but reality bites, it says not so fast
[01:25.17]First you must climb a calvary of shattered hopes
[01:28.12]And then a mountain of prayers unheard
[01:30.20]'Till you reach that peak where you can see the dark abyss below
[01:33.82]Then you let me know if you have what it takes for a leap of faith
[01:37.52]I had to say, hell no, heaven yes, but not yet
[01:40.31]Please bless a forehead, cold in a bed
[01:42.70]Or alone on the road with nobody to hold
[01:45.26]When the pouring rain is too much to bear
[01:47.91]It's a reason to live for a seed that needs care
[01:50.38]Till death do us apart and it did
[01:52.83]Come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun
[01:55.84]My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[01:59.49]On our lives we nourished
[02:00.87]And the days we cherished as kids
[02:02.85]We let it whizz on by, but when I rewind
[02:05.58]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[02:08.19]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[02:19.38]Listen
[02:20.18]Now I hit this stage in honor of you
[02:23.33]How's the other side, I bet it's a splendid view
[02:25.90]No more stress for rent, or to make ends
[02:28.76]Collide in a cocktail, shame with envy
[02:31.11]I can hide behind lens that block the UV
[02:33.49]Looking in from the outside the bowl is murky
[02:36.24]The toll for the bridge is rising
[02:38.14]Weatherman says storm, city hall is burning
[02:40.47]Same ol' chaos, gotta shut my cell like I'm waiting to take off
[02:44.24]On the runway, scoping out the window
[02:46.86]The moisture covers the sight though
[02:49.00]Telling myself it's just another day in the life of a starving artist
[02:53.31]Trying to paint a dream you woke from
[02:55.04]Chasing the departed
[02:56.77]We used to hang by the banks to see who can skip a stone the farthest
[03:00.83]What I thought was a stream is now an ocean
[03:03.22]No such thing as an extreme to show devotion
[03:06.31]To your craft, which I didn't know the half
[03:08.70]Tried to knock down your door and caught the backdraft
[03:11.15]And a whiplash, all in reverse
[03:13.66]Then I finally stood up and said, we reserve the right to serve anyone
[03:17.83]And on the same note you deserve the best of the most fun
[03:21.28]By the way I got your letter, you said you were fed up
[03:23.98]Well I second that and I reckon that you tried
[03:26.32]So I don't place a blame that you took the fifth
[03:28.98]And the first flight out of town, into the mist
[03:31.79]Till death do us apart and it did
[03:34.08]Come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun
[03:36.74]Your truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[03:40.65]On our lives we nourished
[03:42.02]And the days we cherished as kids
[03:43.65]We let 'em whizz on by, but when I rewind
[03:46.71]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[03:49.15]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[03:56.99]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[03:59.47]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[04:02.03]Whether a tree lives to see the end of centuries
[04:04.48]Or a random hand picks it instantly
[04:06.91]Life is art, a miracle for all to believe
[04:09.46]I must tell you that you lived beautifully