and in the manner of a dying man
who has seen unfortunate things too well
who has tried to speak what we need to know
for the pain of death is too hard to bear
if we must face the darkness all alone
(and we must face the darkness all alone)
for the world has grown so dark, my friend
and we have also grown so very old
as each tiny moment of loveliness
each hint of love in each or any face
each and every glimmer of decency
each and any glimmer of human-ness
and as our courage does all fear replace
and we can see the mountain top again
and we can face the raw and bitter fact
that the world's been stolen; to take it back
does a truer power necessitate
than we have yet to show or demonstrate
"i love you" spoken without no vanity
"i love you" spoken with no trace of shame
..,,,
Jun 24, 2010
Jun 24, 2010 at 4:02 PM UTC
and in the manner of a dying man
who has seen unfortunate things too well
who has tried to speak what we need to know
for the pain of death is too hard to bear
if we must face the darkness all alone
(and we must face the darkness all alone)
for the world has grown so dark, my friend
and we have also grown so very old
as each tiny moment of loveliness
each hint of love in each or any face
each and every glimmer of decency
each and any glimmer of human-ness
and as our courage does all fear replace
and we can see the mountain top again
and we can face the raw and bitter fact
that the world's been stolen; to take it back
does a truer power necessitate
than we have yet to show or demonstrate
"i love you" spoken without no vanity
"i love you" spoken with no trace of shame
..,,,