(Verse 1) A rattle of a cart outside the steel A plastic tray, it don't feel real They asked me what I'd want to eat Some bitter joke to make it sweet A greasy burger, fries gone cold A story that's been told and told A paper cup of lukewarm pop The clock on the wall refuses to stop (Chorus) This is the last meal for one Served up beneath a pale light sun The final chapter's come undone A silent table, set for one One last taste of salt and grease A moment of a broken peace Before the body gets its release And all the earthly hungers cease (Verse 2) This faded taste, it takes me back To a diner by a railroad track A chocolate shake, thick and sweet The vinyl booth, the summer heat She laughed at something that I said A memory inside my head For half a second, I'm not in this room Just a ghost escaping from a tomb (Chorus) This is the last meal for one Served up beneath a pale light sun The final chapter's come undone A silent table, set for one One last taste of salt and grease A moment of a broken peace Before the body gets its release And all the earthly hungers cease (Bridge) I push the soggy fries around the plate Trying to slow the hand of fate Every bite a heavier weight It's getting close, it's getting late When this plate is cleared away There's nothing left to do or say Just wait for the light of a darker day And the price I know I have to pay (Outro) The scrape of plastic on the floor... A hand reaches through the slot in the door... The tray is gone... The tray is gone... And now the silence comes before... ...the walk...
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