[02:27.O5]On our lives we nourished
[00:44.05]Till death do us apart, and it did
[00:46.36]Come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun
[00:49.27]My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[00:52.98]On our lives we nourished
[00:54.68]And the days we cherished as kids
[00:56.75]We let them whizz on by, but when I rewind
[00:59.62]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[01:02.25]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[01:04.35]In your last breath you told me, that you had to go
[01:07.37]Cause it pained you so
[01:08.73]Oh I loved you so much so
[01:09.96]Was I selfish to hold on
[01:12.49]And cling on to your body that hosts a soul
[01:15.01]That wanted to set free the eagle in a cage
[01:17.46]And you became eagerly what I wanted to be
[01:20.37]You the person to leave, I the person
[01:22.81]To see off another best friend to land's end
[01:25.15]I watched grown men moan, and women weep
[01:28.31]As you quietly descended six feet deep
[01:30.92]But the spirit ascended before our wet eyes
[01:33.50]A gift from god, returned to sender
[01:36.07]Though I like to pretend that this never happened
[01:39.07]I can turn around and see you laughing
[01:40.97]But the fact is you could never practice
[01:43.30]Getting blind-sided and eating the wind shield
[01:45.90]Endless field of shards of glass
[01:47.83]This too shall pass, but reality bites, it says not so fast
[01:51.85]First you must climb a calvary of shattered hopes
[01:54.83]And then a mountain of prayers unheard
[01:56.97]'till you reach that peak where you can see the dark abyss below
[02:00.72]Then you let me know if you have what it takes for a leap of faith
[02:04.63]I had to say, hell no, heaven yes, but not yet
[02:07.59]Please bless a forehead, cold in a bed
[02:10.22]Or alone on the road with nobody to hold
[02:12.67]When the pouring rain is too much to bear
[02:15.21]It's a reason to live for a seed that needs care
[02:18.07]Till death do us apart and it did
[02:20.22]Come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun
[02:23.16]My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[02:28.50]And the days we cherished as kids
[02:30.76]We let it whizz on by, but when I rewind
[02:33.55]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[02:36.04]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[03:10.12]Now I hit this stage in honor of you
[03:12.43]How's the other side, I bet it's a splendid view
[03:15.03]No more stress for rent, or to make ends
[03:17.75]Collide in a cocktail, shame with envy
[03:20.36]I can hide behind lens that block the UV
[03:22.89]Looking in from the outside the bowl is murky
[03:25.75]The toll for the bridge is rising
[03:27.69]Weatherman says storm, city hall is burning
[03:30.07]Same ol' chaos, gotta shut my cell like I'm waiting to take off
[03:34.05]On the runway, scoping out the window
[03:36.54]The moisture covers the sight though
[03:38.52]Telling myself it's just another day in the life of a starving artist
[03:43.22]Trying to paint a dream you woke from
[03:45.27]Chasing the departed
[03:46.50]We used to hang by the banks to see who can skip a stone the farthest
[03:50.09]What I thought was a stream is now an ocean
[03:53.59]No such thing as an extreme to show devotion
[03:56.69]To your craft, which I didn't know the half
[03:59.18]Tried to knock down your door and caught the backdraft
[04:01.72]And a whiplash, all in reverse
[04:04.58]Then I finally stood up and said, we reserve the right to serve anyone
[04:08.50]And on the same note you deserve the best of the most fun
[04:12.08]By the way I got your letter, you said you were fed up
[04:15.07]Well I second that and I reckon that you tried
[04:17.20]So I don't place a blame that you took the fifth
[04:20.33]And the first flight out of town, into the mist
[04:23.01]Till death do us apart and it did
[04:24.98]Come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun
[04:28.22]Your truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[04:31.97]On our lives we nourished
[04:33.61]And the days we cherished as kids
[04:35.24]We let 'em whizz on by, but when I rewind
[04:38.46]Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[04:41.23]Your smile is the only thing that shines
[04:43.65]Whether a tree lives to see the end of centuries
[04:46.56]Or a random hand picks it instantly
[04:49.07]Life is art, a miracle for all to see
[04:51.65]I must tell you that you lived beautifully