Funeral
Eternal Love's Final Verse: Nate Villwock's 'Funeral' Reflections
Lyrics
When I am the dust of my bones
Reflecting on mortality, acknowledging the eventual decomposition of one's body.
Write the poems I never wrote
Expressing a desire for unexpressed feelings or thoughts to be shared through poetry after death.
Darling you may sign my name
Requesting a loved one to sign the speaker's name, possibly symbolizing acknowledgment or remembrance.
You're more myself than I am these days
Stating that the loved one is a significant part of the speaker's identity.
Before my lungs no longer breathe
Anticipating the cessation of breathing and the end of life.
Before my heart no longer beats
Anticipating the cessation of heartbeat, the physical core of life.
While the words can still come out
Expressing a desire to communicate while still able, emphasizing the urgency of the message.
I will leave you with no doubt
Asserting that the speaker's love and existence should leave no room for doubt.
That I have lived for you
Declaring a life lived for the loved one.
When my blood no longer moves
Imagining the stillness of blood circulation, signifying the approach of death.
Clear the things out of my room
Instructing to clear personal items from the speaker's room after death.
Put the photos of me face down
Symbolizing a wish for a more private or hidden representation of the speaker in memories.
I'm so damn scared to go in the ground
Expressing fear or reluctance about the burial process.
Before my lungs no longer breathe
Reiterating the anticipation of the cessation of breathing.
Before my heart no longer beats
Reiterating the anticipation of the cessation of heartbeat.
While the words can still come out
Reiterating the urgency to communicate while still able.
I will leave you with no doubt
Reasserting that the love and existence should leave no room for doubt.
That I have lived for you
Reaffirming a life lived for the loved one.
Let my family wear all black
Requesting mourners to wear black as a symbol of mourning.
This body is yours don't give it back
Symbolizing the body as a gift to the loved one, emphasizing a sense of belonging.
Let my family wear all black
Reiterating the request for mourners to wear black.
This body is yours don't give me back
Repeating the idea of the body belonging to the loved one.
When my complexion turns to grey
Describing the physical change in complexion as death approaches.
And there's belief I'm in a better place
Expressing hope that others believe the speaker is in a better place after death.
Hold on to my memory
Instructing loved ones to hold onto memories after the speaker's death.
Hug my mother once for me.
Requesting a symbolic act of comfort for the speaker's mother in the speaker's absence.
Before my lungs no longer breathe
Reiterating the anticipation of the cessation of breathing.
Before my heart no longer beats
Reiterating the anticipation of the cessation of heartbeat.
While the words can still come out
Reiterating the urgency to communicate, even if the words are not profound.
Even if they are not profound
Acknowledging that the speaker's words may not be deeply significant.
I've loved living for you
Affirming a love for life lived for the loved one.
I've loved living for you
Reiterating a love for life lived for the loved one as a concluding statement.
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