Memento Mori

Have I bent? Have I broken?
Missed my chance to leave the words unspoken?
The light fades I hear the waves
A promise that no one could have kept safe

You wouldn't believe the things I've seen
Scratched out my eyes just to know what it means
I'm coming apart at the seams
Spilling my guts
Show me what it means

Have I loved or have I lost?
Have I paid the price, calculated the cost?
Winter bleeds into night
Will I turn back, will I see what was right?

I won't be a slave to the things I've seen
Open my eyes
Now I know what it means
Pull me together stitch up the seams
Hand in hand
We will learn what it means

I will not fade I will not rest
There's the strength of a world beating in my chest

Pull me back from the edge
There's the strength of a world beating in my chest

I believe in the end we'll survive
I believe everything's alright

The strength of the waves
The strength of the flames
The world we leave will remember my name