i look out

brain, blood and bone
sun, ocean and stone

remember to live
don’t forget you’re alone

don’t forget that you’re dying
as long as you live
don’t forget to pretend
to forget or forgive

and you’re living the dream
just too bad you’re asleep
you’re unconscious of promises
not made to keep

you’re just under the surface
but still in too deep

and we change with the seasons
we set like the sun
and we end in each moment
before we’ve begun

holding onto your losses
not knowing you’ve won


and you know i’m no different
i’m selfish and cold
and i’m frozen and folding
through time til i’m old

then i’ll lay in the ground
and dissolve into dust

then i’ll know where i came from
and know this was just

in order i find myself
ancient and free
and so new that the ocean
means nothing to me