Lyrics

I saw your picture in the paper in a column in the back
The one for elders' passing and those tragedy collects
You smiled across the ages in faded halftone greys
I didn't know I'd love you but it has to end this way

I am here and I am waiting for another sun to rise
A brighter day filling up the sky
The future holds a promise, our enlightenment enhanced
When all within our dreaming falls within our reach, at last
We are stronger than our impulse, we are destined for the stars
Day to day we make our way towards a world without the scars
And I tell you time's a healer, we will see a better day
But not if we all close our eyes and turn our heads away
We must fight for what we need here, say what we have to say
And believe the world we leave here will find a better way

I am sent here by my duty, I am bound to see it through
Faced with finding time unwinding, I didn't count on finding you
You gave me shelter, gave me solace, gave me work, and gave me food
Made me know that all I needed was the one thing I would lose
We are caught here in a wrinkle in the fabric of the past
I never feared the future 'til I knew this die was cast
So please don't tell me time's a healer, that this pain will fade someday
Don't tell me not to close my eyes and turn my head away
It does no good to plead, my dear, it does no good to pray
Deafness hears appeals here, mere mortals have no say

Time aims the weapon, fate fires the round
It takes none captive just mows them down
For all that rises, something falls
A final truth. A natural law

Like a verse repeated, a past reprised
Must not be altered or worlds collide
And sung, complete, though the singer cries
But in a voice that trembles, love survives

I saw your picture in the paper in a column in the back
The one for elders' passing and those tragedy collects
You smiled across the ages in faded halftone greys
I didn't know I'd love you but it has to end this way

Music & Lyrics by David Greathouse
© 2013, Sourdough Music, ASCAP