Still Life

I'll paint a still life A still life There is still life in me yet Just to capture light and fill life With what light I can reflect To preserve a frozen moment To remember, not forget In a riot of radiant colour With the paint all wild and wet When once my dreams would yield the freshest fruits As flowers once would bud with blossoms bright Until a blight descended and took root Those dreams faded in the darkness As my heart gave up the fight I'll paint a still life A still life There is still life in me yet I don't want to live an ill life Of missed chances and regret Though I've been put through the mill I still stand, this sun has not set So let me paint a still life There is still life in me yet And while these fruits lose freshness every day As every day I grow a little older Still there is worth and wisdom in decay Oh see my still life ripen Watch it blossom bright with mould If my fate has not unfolded And my path is still not set I can find a way to will life To the place I need to get I must nurture life, not kill life Free my soul of every debt I'll paint a still life A still life There is still life in me