Fear

I first felt the fear that phantom summer

When my grandmother died

I lived in her house for six months after

Always waiting for the sunrise

I didn't know the world had ended

And left without saying goodbye

I didn't know the world had ended

And left without saying goodbye

I saw it again -- oil on canvas

And a face staring right at me

I swear there was a soul in two dimensions

Touching the tip of eternity

I didn't know the world had ended

And left without saying goodbye

I didn't know the world had ended

And left without saying goodbye

I am still afraid. I am still afraid...

I've got a body with an irregular heartbeat

And dreams of breaking vows

Now I want to give this old world

Its handwoven funeral shroud