For the Departed

[Verse 1] Just a moment, dear I hear someone at the door And the beating of a heart That I hid beneath the floor 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 [Refrain] 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 [Verse 2] A moment, dear I hear someone in the hall And he's plundering the promises We hung up on the wall 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 [Refrain] 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 [Chorus] Now I must finish what I started I'll write a symphony for the departed I have no time for second chances So I survive on bourbon, blood, and backward glances [Bridge] So the scene begins Your cries become the wind A desperate plea best left unheard Then my contrived goodbye A poet's pantomime A drunken jester's final words [Verse 3] Just a moment, dear I hear someone at the door And the beating of a heart that I hid beneath the floor They've come for us, love [Chorus] Now I must finish what I started I'll write a symphony for the departed I have no time for second chances So I survive on bourbon, blood, and backward glances [Outro] Dry your eyes and count to ten They’ll have me on the pyre by then