This is the story of a man that I know
A man with a heart of gold
But a body becoming weak
And a mind that let him go
This is the story of a man and his wife
And how she died of that same disease
How he stayed with her after her spirit left
But he won't remember her death and
It's a deadly dull
Like a sword stuck in its sheath
A mind once sharp and full
Now clouded and diseased
What's it like to be erased every time you fall asleep?
Waking up as a clean slate without a sense of reality?
And will I end up the same way when I grow old and turn to grey?
As time leaves me behind to fade away, away
This is the story of a man that I know
He knows my face but he doesn't know me
Pretends he does every time we meet
And puts his questions on repeat
Like: Are you staying out of trouble? What's the plan?
Can we go see g-ma down the street?
When I saw her last she didn't say much of anything
But if I were there think how much better it would be
They break the news a few times a week
And every time it's followed by the same thing
He sits outside and stays quiet for a while
And forgets and goes to sleep
(A merry song)
Will that be me eventually?
(A deadly dull)
Will that be me?
It's a deadly dull
Like a sword stuck in its sheath
A mind once sharp and full
Now clouded and diseased
What's it like to be erased every time you fall asleep?
Waking up as a clean slate without a sense of reality?
And will I end up the same way when I grow old and turn to grey?
As time leaves me behind to fade away, away
