Impermanency

In the cold of dark December I watched as my own breath Lived in the wind as I exhaled, and then a sudden death. The mist was perfect briefly and then captured by the cold. In seconds it had faded, it had grown too thin and old. And every thought I've had since then has walked this path the same Of anxious weary nightmares where these ghosts all know my name. They look at me with knowledge and point with certainty, I know that one day they will come for you and come for me. No escape from silence and darkness Still a candle can burn bright with purpose Impermanent, intelligent, interned within decay, Older every second, every minute, every day, Sentiment is reticent but time strips all away, So while I've any left at all you know I'm gonna say That I love you, I hope you know that I always will And when I am fuck all but ashes On the breeze I'll love you still Impermanency No escape from silence and darkness Still a candle can burn bright with purpose We will fade but that makes every second Beautiful in its own impermanency There's things that I cannot control Can't promise you that I'll grow old But what a gift it's truly been To see all of the things that I have seen No escape from silence and darkness Still a candle can burn bright with purpose We will fade but that makes every second Beautiful in its own impermanency This only matters because it's taken away This only matters because it's taken away This only matters because it's taken away