When They Shut Me Down

When they shut me down
Turn out all the lights
And then there's not a sound 
No breath
When my lungs give out
Softer is the beat of my heart
And now I'm dead

How many times must the thought cross my mind of my final breath
 We can't avoid death

How many lives do we get to live
Yet this voice will only live in this head 

Who's gonna shut me down
And when my body's broken down will you ever hear my voice again
Suddenly fading out
Time will turn us all into dust 
And what lives on
When they shut you down
When they shut you down 

Life comes around like a passing train over horizons then it's gone

How many lines could i write until the soul immortalized in the words i sing to you

Who's gonna shut me down
And when my body's broken down will you ever hear my voice again
Suddenly fading out
Time will turn us all into dust 
And what lives on

When they shut you down all i know is we've got this one life to let you know
So don't let go
When tomorrow comes around it could be the day they shut you down

Who's gonna shut me down
And my body's broken down will you ever hear my voice again when they shut me down