Flatline Afternoon

0, 1, 2, Three days from a flatline afternoon What I'd do Go through To taste a second of the life that I once knew When I was young And all I'd want Was to set the world on fire With the sparks coming off my eyes But it's hard to love It's hard to trust With that sinking in your gut And a beating heart that's like a set of cuffs I'd give it all to turn back time To when this body felt like mine And I wouldn't fear that staying here Could break the heart of someone dear But now it's always on my mind 3... 2... 1... Just like that and this can't be undone Have your fun Chase the rush As you're rusting by the month There's no ignoring what's to come All of the power I took back falls away When my hands go numb and my vision fades There's a thread from my head to the floor by my bed That never goes away when you're sick until you pass away I'd give it all to turn back time To when this body felt like mine And I wouldn't fear that staying here Could break the heart of someone dear But now it's always on my mind You know it You know that Tears go stale in a hospital bed Wear them out until you're dead Tears stale in a hospital bed A new start or a tragic end? My prize A catastrophic life I couldn't leave behind if I tried It's my call I command it all From where you rest your head While the rain rolls off My words like a firing squad On every caustic thought that would've played us off This won't be my forever