[Intro, slow, thoughtful] A thousand crystals fill the air They glitter snowy white and fair They’re precious for they cannot stay As soon as spring is on its way. [instrumental] [Verse 1] Living your life in just one place Yet seeing less than a tourist’s gaze! Sights so close they disappear “I’ll go next week” turns to a year. Friends live close, yet never meet They are too busy to cross five streets Sometimes it takes that friend abroad To finally reunite the squad. [Pre-Chorus] We postpone things that seem to stay -- Yet at the end we sigh and say -- “I wish I’d had more time with you. So many plans not followed through! How did the time slip by so fast? We had two months! -- Like days they passed.” [Chorus] Availability is an illusion That keeps us stuck in seclusion Of our busy working-way Habits devour every day Limits create value Treasure the things near you! Cherish, -- not mourn them! Enjoy them while you can. [Verse 2, slower, sad] Candles glowing by the graves Silent voices, hushed like waves Remembering the lives now gone Up into heaven they have flown. [slightly optimistic, reminiscent] But every flame’s a life still there! It tells of breathing people’s care Who keep the passed ones in their mind In memories burning soft and kind. Our loved ones never truly leave They’ll visit us to bring relief [music stops, focus on voice] In forms of birds and butterflies They lead us through the lows and highs. [Pre-Chorus] We postpone things that seem to stay -- Yet at the end we sigh and say -- “I wish I’d had more time with you. So many plans not followed through! How did the time slip by so fast? We had two months! -- Like days they passed.” [Chorus] Availability is an illusion That keeps us stuck in seclusion Of our busy working-way Habits devour every day Limits create value Treasure the things near you! Cherish, -- not mourn them! Enjoy them while you can. [Verse 3, melody shift to thoughtful, reminiscent] Do we have a soul To connect us to the whole? Will our spirits carry on When our bodies long have gone? Maybe it’s not infinity That we should strive for endlessly It is the brevity of life That makes this journey worth the strife. [melody increases in emotional intensity] The brightest flowers bloom just one night So magical is the dim twilight Most precious are the fragile things The sweetest kiss -- departure brings! [instrumental] [Outro, rhythm shift] I’ll stop delaying -- Let’s start saying -- I’m here and now -- That is my vow -- I know it’s brief -- May someday leave -- Treasure each sigh -- The low and high -- Each day’s a gift -- Let your gaze shift -- From future dreams -- To present gleams. --
