there was a time i knew i was no more
but an empty shell tossed on the shore
the waves a requiem of fallen dreams
the sand a vast waste of might-have-beens

there was a time i don't want to grow old
just the thought makes me feel so cold
the years a loop of infinite compliance
and death a parody of futile defiance

those were the times i've yet to meet you
a distant dream i thought won't come true
i'm now a shell teeming in euphoric love
to grow old with you will never be drab