[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