8. No Funeral (Illness)

[Intro – hospital beeps → rain] [Verse 1] Chemo chair, TV lies Friends stop calling, no surprise Hair on the pillow, weight disappears I vanish long before the end nears [Verse 2] Wife left when the bills got high Kids send cards that feel like goodbye I count the ceiling tiles each night Practice dying in the fluorescent light [Chorus] There'll be no funeral when I'm gone Just an empty room and a sad song No flowers, no tears, no crowd I died years before the shroud [Verse 3] Pain is the only thing that stays Loyal lover till the final days I smile at the nurse, she looks away Some people you can't ask to stay [Bridge – whispered] Tell them I was here… tell them I tried [Solo – slow weeping guitar] [Outro – church bells + rain] /atmospheric /slow heavy /hospital ambience /church bells outro /rain