[00:00:22] Till death do us apart, and it did [00:00:24] Come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun, [00:00:27] My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead [00:00:31] On our lives we nourished [00:00:32] And the days we cherished as kids [00:00:34] We let them whizz on by, but when I rewind [00:00:37] Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind [00:00:39] Your smile is the only thing that shines [00:00:41] In your last breath you told me, that you had to go [00:00:44] Cause it pained you so, [00:00:45] Oh I loved you so much so [00:00:47] Was I selfish to hold on, [00:00:49] And cling on to your body that hosts a soul [00:00:52] That wanted to set free the eagle in a cage [00:00:54] And you became eagerly what I wanted to be [00:00:57] You the person to leave, I the person [00:00:59] To see off another best friend to land's end [00:01:02] I watched grown men moan, and women weep [00:01:04] As you quietly descended six feet deep [00:01:07] But the spirit ascended before our wet eyes [00:01:10] A gift from god, returned to sender [00:01:12] Though I like to pretend that this never happened [00:01:15] I can turn around and see you laughing [00:01:17] But the fact is you could never practice [00:01:19] Getting blind-sided and eating the wind shield [00:01:22] Endless field of shards of glass [00:01:24] This too shall pass, but reality bites, it says not so fast [00:01:27] First you must climb a calvary of shattered hopes [00:01:31] And then a mountain of prayers unheard [00:01:32] Till you reach that peak where you can see the dark abyss below [00:01:36] Then you let me know if you have what it takes for a leap of faith [00:01:40] I had to say, hell no, heaven yes, but not yet [00:01:43] Please bless a forehead, cold in a bed [00:01:45] Or alone on the road with nobody to hold [00:01:47] When the pouring rain is too much to bear [00:01:50] It's a reason to live for a seed that needs care [00:01:53] Till death do us apart and it did [00:01:55] Come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun, [00:01:57] My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead [00:02:01] On our lives we nourished [00:02:03] And the days we cherished as kids [00:02:05] We let it whizz on by, but when I rewind [00:02:07] Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind [00:02:10] Your smile is the only thing that shines [00:02:23] Now I hit this stage in honor of you, [00:02:25] How's the other side, I bet it's a splendid view [00:02:28] No more stress for rent, or to make ends [00:02:31] Collide in a cocktail, shame with envy [00:02:33] I can hide behind lens that block the UV [00:02:35] Looking in from the outside the bowl is murky [00:02:38] The toll for the bridge is rising [00:02:40] Weatherman says storm, city hall is burning [00:02:42] Same ol' chaos, gotta shut my cell like I'm waiting to take off [00:02:46] On the runway, scoping out the window [00:02:49] The moisture covers the sight though [00:02:51] Telling myself it's just another day in the life of a starving artist [00:02:55] Trying to paint a dream you woke from, [00:02:57] Chasing the departed [00:02:59] We used to hang by the banks to see who can skip a stone the farthest [00:03:02] What I thought was a stream is now an ocean [00:03:05] No such thing as an extreme to show devotion [00:03:08] To your craft, which I didn't know the half [00:03:11] Tried to knock down your door and caught the backdraft [00:03:14] And a whiplash, all in reverse [00:03:16] Then I finally stood up and said, we reserve the right to serve anyone [00:03:20] And on the same note you deserve the best of the most fun [00:03:24] By the way I got your letter, you said you were fed up [00:03:26] Well I second that and I reckon that you tried [00:03:29] So I don't place a blame that you took the fifth, [00:03:31] And the first flight out of town, into the mist [00:03:34] Till death do us apart and it did [00:03:36] Come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun, [00:03:38] Your truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead [00:03:42] On our lives we nourished [00:03:44] And the days we cherished as kids