Before I Die

from Slow Beast by Old Nick

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When the flashbacks come
And the time is right
For me to leave this life
I hope I see my times
Before I see the light
And I hope you’re the one
I see before I die

It will jump to the start
When I was a child
And the road before stretched
A thousand lives
I can’t understand this life
But I sure do try
And I hope you’re the one
I see before I die

You come in to this world alone
You leave it that way too
I don’t expect to be any different
It’s true
But I want to take comfort
From my mind’s eye
I hope you’re the one
I see before I die

And then I met you
And it was good
And everything was going
As it should
Then you were gone
Because all things pass
And nothing in this world
Was meant to last
I hope you’re the one
I see before I die

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from Slow Beast, released December 8, 2016

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