The Lesson

It's best to not breathe in at all Your teachers say The toxins in the air will take your life away But don't believe a word from them You'll be okay For I will breathe with you You can't afford to show your face And smile back The spark of a new love can cause a heart attack So leave me here to smile Until my teeth turn black And I won't grieve for you And in the coming years We all will disappear Into the clouds that the rain falls from And if we make believe Our bodies create the seas We'll feel less worrisome I can't pretend to know why some die by the sword Was taught when I was young One day I'd meet the lord But sitting here in class That talk just makes me bored While others nod their heads I've always felt this distance I could not explain I've chalked it up as something wrong inside my brain But maybe we're all lost Since we all bleed the same Remember what I said That in the coming years We all will disappear Into the clouds that the rain falls from And if we make believe Our bodies create the seas We'll feel less worrisome