The taste of winter lingers in the air,
As distant cousins, all head off to sleep;
Yet you are wide awake and have no lair,
Instead your body slowly starts to seep.
As distant cousins, all head off to sleep
Your instinct is to gently fade away;
Instead your body slowly starts to seep,
As organs, brain, and spine all now decay.
Your instinct is to gently fade away,
Do you remember how you were before?
As organs, brain, and spine all now decay,
You’re sure there used to be a whole lot more.
Do you remember how you were before?
The weather has become far less unkind;
You’re sure there used to be
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