[00:22.10]till death do us apart, and it did
[00:24.46]come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun,
[00:27.05]my truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[00:31.17]on our lives we nourished
[00:32.82]and the days we cherished as kids
[00:34.58]we let them whizz on by, but when I rewind
[00:37.18]your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[00:39.77]your smile is the only thing that shines
[00:41.98]in your last breath you told me, that you had to go
[00:44.42]'cause it pained you so,
[00:45.85]oh I loved you so much so
[00:47.28]was I selfish to hold on,
[00:49.75]and cling on to your body that hosts a soul
[00:52.07]that wanted to set free the eagle in a cage
[00:54.42]and you became eagerly what I wanted to be
[00:57.26]you the person to leave, I the person
[00:59.53]to see off another best friend to land's end
[01:02.36]I watched grown men moan, and women weep
[01:04.51]as you quietly descended six feet deep
[01:07.45]but the spirit ascended before our wet eyes
[01:10.23]a gift from god, returned to sender
[01:12.43]though I like to pretend that this never happened
[01:15.33]I can turn around and see you laughing
[01:17.26]but the fact is you could never practice
[01:19.65]getting blind-sided and eating the wind shield
[01:22.59]endless field of shards of glass
[01:24.21]this too shall pass, but reality bites, it says not so fast
[01:27.75]first you must climb a calvary of shattered hopes
[01:31.06]and then a mountain of prayers unheard
[01:32.98]'till you reach that peak where you can see the dark abyss below
[01:36.39]then you let me know if you have what it takes for a leap of faith
[01:40.25]I had to say, hell no, heaven yes, but not yet
[01:43.30]please bless a forehead, cold in a bed
[01:45.32]or alone on the road with nobody to hold
[01:47.90]when the pouring rain is too much to bear
[01:50.39]it's a reason to live for a seed that needs care
[01:53.30]till death do us apart and it did
[01:55.26]come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun,
[01:57.82]my truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[02:01.64]on our lives we nourished
[02:03.40]and the days we cherished as kids
[02:05.59]we let it whizz on by, but when I rewind
[02:07.18]your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[02:10.43]your smile is the only thing that shines
[02:23.85]now I hit this stage in honor of you,
[02:25.83]how's the other side, I bet it's a splendid view
[02:28.22]no more stress for rent, or to make ends
[02:31.00]collide in a cocktail, shame with envy
[02:33.46]I can hide behind lens that block the UV
[02:35.96]looking in from the outside the bowl is murky
[02:38.66]the toll for the bridge is rising
[02:40.51]weatherman says storm, city hall is burning
[02:42.94]same ol' chaos, gotta shut my cell like I'm waiting to take off
[02:46.98]on the runway, scoping out the window
[02:49.36]the moisture covers the sight though
[02:51.70]telling myself it's just another day in the life of a starving artist
[02:55.86]trying to paint a dream you woke from,
[02:57.97]chasing the departed
[02:59.33]we used to hang by the banks to see who can skip a stone the farthest
[03:02.94]what I thought was a stream is now an ocean
[03:05.76]no such thing as an extreme to show devotion
[03:08.46]to your craft, which I didn't know the half
[03:11.38]tried to knock down your door and caught the backdraft
[03:14.09]and a whiplash, all in reverse
[03:16.82]then I finally stood up and said, we reserve the right to serve anyone
[03:20.43]and on the same note you deserve the best of the most fun
[03:24.05]by the way I got your letter, you said you were fed up
[03:26.61]well I second that and I reckon that you tried
[03:29.25]so I don't place a blame that you took the fifth,
[03:31.61]and the first flight out of town, into the mist
[03:34.57]till death do us apart and it did
[03:36.33]come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun,
[03:38.94]your truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
[03:42.27]on our lives we nourished
[03:44.58]and the days we cherished as kids
[03:46.70]we let 'em whizz on by, but when I rewind
[03:49.10]your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[03:51.72]your smile is the only thing that shines
[03:59.67]your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
[04:01.93]your smile is the only thing that shines
[04:04.87]whether a tree lives to see the end of centuries
[04:07.26]or a random hand picks it instantly
[04:09.39]life is art, a miracle for all to believe,
[04:11.95]I must tell you that you lived beautifully