In Closing
Verse
And I’ll flip through the pictures of when the waves didn’t break so hard
And I’ll think about the camera that was forever attached to your heart
You couldn’t move away from the East, though it killed what you hoped to be
You could never give up the seasons and what you wanted them to mean
Will you collect me like a leaf and paste me in the folds of your sheets
To gaze at whenever you need to remember what life used to be
And you so believed in living life, you wanted to leave your mark
And I doubted that fear of death had ever entered your heart
Chorus
Her retort,
It was the fear of time,
For I’m not scared of being dead,
I’m scared of dying in your eyes
Her retort,
You breathe death daily,
I fear you’ll let yourself die
And then I’ll have nothing to live by
Verse 2
Remember when the most pain you felt was when you skinned your knees
Days took too long, and we couldn’t wait to spend the seconds we had
They’d comment and laugh,
but holding on to fall in spring was something I couldn’t grasp and
Goodbyes only meant till tomorrow & there was a world we once wanted to conquer
Now I sit back alone in my seat and watch,
The imprints from your knees on my jeans slowly fade in defeat
And you so believed in living life you wanted to leave your mark
And I doubted that fear of death had ever entered your heart
Chorus
Her retort,
It was the fear of time,
For I’m not scared of being dead,
I’m scared of dying in your eyes
Her retort,
You breathe death daily,
I fear you’ll let yourself die
And then I’ll have nothing to live by
Bridge
The years pass, but the memories will never detach from the day
The last time I saw your face was in a moment of disgrace
And the next time I hear your voice I’ll be okay
Chorus
Her retort, (And I’ll make sure to live close to home)
It was the fear of time, (Stare at your dock)
For I’m not scared of being dead, (Watch the green light blink into the dark)
I’m scared of dying in your eyes (In hopes I’ll learn to walk on water)
Her retort, (But the day I reach my goals)
You breathe death daily, (Others fear my dreams will fall short)
I fear you’ll let yourself die (But I can’t)
And then I’ll have nothing to live by (But I can’t make it on my own)
