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You should've turned 30 this year
You were supposed to reach the age of 30 this year.
You should've been pursuing an art career
You were expected to pursue a career in the arts.
You would've made a great civil engineer
You had the potential to excel as a civil engineer.
You could've won championship rings
You could have achieved success and won championship rings.
You could've stuck with the drums, I'd sing
You had the option to continue playing the drums while I sang.
You could've been so many things
You had numerous possibilities and opportunities.
They let a brilliant mind like yours
A brilliant mind like yours was wasted, secluded behind a locked door.
Waste away behind a locked door
You spent 2.5 weeks in isolation with 4 walls and a cold concrete floor.
2.5 weeks, 4 walls, and 1 cold concrete floor
Your circumstances were harsh, and your potential was constrained.
And you spoke 3 languages
You were multilingual, but it couldn't save you from your situation.
But there's no talking your way out of this
No amount of talking could change the outcome for you.
I know I wouldn't have lasted as long as you did
I acknowledge that I might not have endured the same challenges as you did.
I haven't been in the same room since I was 23
I haven't been in the same physical space since I turned 23.
I always thought I'd see you again eventually
I always anticipated seeing you again at some point in the future.
And the last time we spoke
The last time we communicated, it was about money you owed me.
I was chasing you down for money you owed
I'm unable to find words to rhyme; I just feel a sense of shame.
I don't have a rhyme for this, I'm just ashamed
Financial constraints prevented me from attending your service.
Too broke to fly to the service
I don't know the location of your burial, and I feel regret.
Never seen the plot that you're buried in
But I think about you every day
I think about you every day, though I don't know where you're laid to rest.
I haven't been in the same room since I was 23
I haven't been physically present since I turned 23.
I always thought I'd see you again eventually
I held the belief that we would cross paths again eventually.
Like something on TV, catch up like old friends over coffee
I envisioned a reunion, like catching up with old friends over coffee.
But some times there's no cutscenes or resolutions
However, life doesn't always provide closure or resolutions.
Just endings
Sometimes, things just come to an end without a clear conclusion.
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