Just a moment, dear
I hear someone at the door
And the beating of a heart
That I hid beneath the floor
Or they've come for me, love
Save yourself
I am far beyond repair
They will bury me alive
But I'm not inclined to care
I am too far gone now.
Oh ohoho
So dry your eyes and count to ten
They'll have me on the pyre by then
Forget the man I used to be
You'll move along more easily
moment, dear
I hear someone in the hall
And this plundering of promises
We hung up on the wall
Or he's come for us, love
Save yourself, I am bitter to the bone
And I'm growing rather fond
Of the wandering alone
I am too far gone now.
Oh ohoho
So dry your eyes and count to ten
They'll have me on the pyre by then
Forget the man I used to be
You'll move along more easily
Now I must finish what I started, oh-oh
I'll write a symphony for the departed
And I have no time for second chances
So I survive on bourbon, blood, and backward glances, oh
And so, the scene begins
Your cries become the wind
desperate plea best left unheard
Then my contrived goodbye
poet's pantomime
drunken jester's final words
Just a moment, dear
I hear someone at the door
And the beating of a heart
That I hid beneath the floor
Or they've come for me, love
Now I must finish what I started, oh-oh
I'll write a symphony for the departed
And I have no time for second chances
So I survive on bourbon, blood, and backward glances, oh
So, dry your eyes and count to ten
They'll have me on the pyre by then