[00:24.08]Till death do us apart, and it did
[00:26.51]Come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun
[00:29.40]My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[00:33.40]On our lives we nourished
[00:34.78]And the days we cherished as kids
[00:36.89]We let them whizz on by, but when I rewind
[00:40.11]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[00:42.70]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[00:45.02]In your last breath you told me, that you had to go
[00:48.01]Cause it pained you so
[00:49.42]Oh I loved you so much so
[00:50.72]Was I selfish to hold on
[00:53.25]And cling on to your body that hosts a soul
[00:55.74]That wanted to set free the eagle in a cage
[00:58.49]And you became eagerly what I wanted to be
[01:01.27]You the person to leave, I the person
[01:03.48]To see off another best friend to land's end
[01:06.57]I watched grown men moan, and women weep
[01:09.40]As you quietly descended six feet deep
[01:12.04]But the spirit ascended before our wet eyes
[01:14.79]A gift from god, returned to sender
[01:17.36]Though I like to pretend that this never happened
[01:20.37]I can turn around and see you laughing
[01:22.40]But the fact is you could never practice
[01:24.69]Getting blind-sided and eating the wind shield
[01:27.52]Endless field of shards of glass
[01:29.53]This too shall pass, but reality bites, it says not so fast
[01:33.44]First you must climb a calvary of shattered hopes
[01:36.77]And then a mountain of prayers unheard
[01:38.79]'till you reach that peak where you can see the dark abyss below
[01:42.68]Then you let me know if you have what it takes for a leap of faith
[01:46.51]I had to say, hell no, heaven yes, but not yet
[01:49.38]Please bless a forehead, cold in a bed
[01:52.11]Or alone on the road with nobody to hold
[01:54.69]When the pouring rain is too much to bear
[01:57.43]It's a reason to live for a seed that needs care
[01:59.89]Till death do us apart and it did
[02:02.58]Come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun
[02:05.40]My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[02:09.46]On our lives we nourished
[02:10.74]And the days we cherished as kids
[02:12.84]We let it whizz on by, but when I rewind
[02:16.06]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[02:18.73]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[02:30.67]Listen
[02:31.80]Now I hit this stage in honor of you
[02:34.52]How's the other side, I bet it's a splendid view
[02:37.45]No more stress for rent, or to make ends
[02:40.19]Collide in a cocktail, shame with envy
[02:42.77]I can hide behind lens that block the UV
[02:45.48]Looking in from the outside the bowl is murky
[02:48.35]The toll for the bridge is rising
[02:50.24]Weatherman says storm, city hall is burning
[02:53.04]Same ol' chaos, gotta shut my cell like I'm waiting to take off
[02:56.82]On the runway, scoping out the window
[02:59.70]The moisture covers the sight though
[03:01.96]Telling myself it's just another day in the life of a starving artist
[03:06.32]Trying to paint a dream you woke from
[03:08.35]Chasing the departed
[03:09.89]We used to hang by the banks to see who can skip a stone the farthest
[03:13.75]What I thought was a stream is now an ocean
[03:16.98]No such thing as an extreme to show devotion
[03:20.47]To your craft, which I didn't know the half
[03:22.66]Tried to knock down your door and caught the backdraft
[03:25.69]And a whiplash, all in reverse
[03:28.00]Then I finally stood up and said, we reserve the right to serve anyone
[03:32.57]And on the same note you deserve the best of the most fun
[03:35.95]By the way I got your letter, you said you were fed up
[03:39.08]Well I second that and I reckon that you tried
[03:41.38]So I don't place a blame that you took the fifth
[03:44.16]And the first flight out of town, into the mist
[03:46.74]Till death do us apart and it did
[03:49.10]Come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun
[03:52.13]Your truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[03:56.08]On our lives we nourished
[03:57.46]And the days we cherished as kids
[03:59.71]We let 'em whizz on by, but when I rewind
[04:02.70]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[04:05.47]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[04:24.33]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[04:26.75]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[04:29.08]Whether a tree lives to see the end of centuries
[04:32.00]Or a random hand picks it instantly
[04:34.57]Life is art, a miracle for all to believe
[04:37.37]I must tell you that you lived beautifully