[00:20.10]Till death do us apart, and it didz
[00:22.50]Come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun,
[00:24.95]My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[00:28.87]On our lives we nourished
[00:30.37]And the days we cherished as kids
[00:32.47]We let them whizz on by, but when I rewind
[00:34.97]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[00:37.57]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[00:39.77]In your last breath you told me, that you had to go
[00:42.62]Cause it pained you so,
[00:43.86]Oh I loved you so much so
[00:45.71]Was I selfish to hold on,
[00:47.61]And cling on to your body that hosts a soul
[00:50.07]That wanted to set free the eagle in a cage
[00:52.47]And you became eagerly what I wanted to be
[00:55.12]You the person to leave, I the person
[00:57.22]To see off another best friend to land's end
[01:00.21]I watched grown men moan, and women weep
[01:02.81]As you quietly descended six feet deep
[01:05.41]But the spirit ascended before our wet eyes
[01:08.12]A gift from god, returned to sender
[01:10.53]Though I like to pretend that this never happened
[01:13.07]I can turn around and see you laughing
[01:15.28]But the fact is you could never practice
[01:17.53]Getting blind-sided and eating the wind shield
[01:20.19]Endless field of shards of glass
[01:22.14]This too shall pass, but reality bites, it says not so fast
[01:25.88]First you must climb a calvary of shattered hopes
[01:28.73]And then a mountain of prayers unheard
[01:30.83]'Till you reach that peak where you can see the dark abyss below
[01:34.39]Then you let me know if you have what it takes for a leap of faith
[01:38.20]I had to say, hell no, heaven yes, but not yet
[01:40.76]Please bless a forehead, cold in a bed
[01:43.46]Or alone on the road with nobody to hold
[01:45.81]When the pouring rain is too much to bear
[01:48.30]It's a reason to live for a seed that needs care
[01:50.60]Till death do us apart, and it did
[01:53.01]Come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun,
[01:55.75]My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[01:59.56]On our lives we nourished
[02:01.06]And the days we cherished as kids
[02:03.26]We let them whizz on by, but when I rewind
[02:05.76]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[02:08.26]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[02:21.31]Now I hit this stage in honor of you,
[02:23.46]How's the other side, I bet it's a splendid view
[02:25.96]No more stress for rent, or to make ends
[02:28.67]Collide in a cocktail, shame with envy
[02:31.22]I can hide behind lens that block the UV
[02:33.67]Looking in from the outside the bowl is murky
[02:36.36]The toll for the bridge is rising
[02:38.16]Weatherman says storm, city hall is burning
[02:40.62]Same ol' chaos, gotta shut my cell like I'm waiting to take off
[02:44.47]On the runway, scoping out the window
[02:47.01]The moisture covers the sight though
[02:49.16]Telling myself it's just another day in the life of a starving artist
[02:53.47]Trying to paint a dream you woke from,
[02:55.27]Chasing the departed
[02:56.77]We used to hang by the banks to see who can skip a stone the farthest
[03:00.57]What I thought was a stream is now an ocean
[03:03.22] No such thing as an extreme to show devotion
[03:06.82]To your craft, which I didn't know the half
[03:08.87]Tried to knock down your door and caught the backdraft
[03:11.58]And a whiplash, all in reverse
[03:13.18]Then I finally stood up and said, we reserve the right to serve anyone
[03:18.60]And on the same note you deserve the best of the most fun
[03:22.00]By the way I got your letter, you said you were fed up
[03:24.60]Well I second that and I reckon that you tried
[03:27.15]So I don't place a blame that you took the fifth,
[03:29.40]And the first flight out of town, into the mist
[03:31.75]Till death do us apart, and it did
[03:34.31]Come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun,
[03:36.76]Your truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[03:40.77]On our lives we nourished
[03:41.97]And the days we cherished as kids
[03:44.31]We let them whizz on by, but when I rewind
[03:46.92]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[03:49.32]your smile is the only thing that shines
[03:57.87]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[03:59.73]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[04:02.32]Whether a tree lives to see the end of centuries
[04:04.72]Or a random hand picks it instantly
[04:07.17]Life is art, a miracle for all to believe,
[04:09.82]I must tell you that you lived beautifully