And Then You're Dead

Lyrics by Adam King, music by The False Heroics

At 2:15, the moon glistening
On the rocks as we stand there
And with cold, clenched fists I say, “This is happiness.”
Run fingers through her hair

When you’re just 21 all the fun’s just began
The end’s nowhere in sight
As I turned to the left, misplaced my step
Crashed down into the afterlife

Chorus 1:
I crawl further away
Will I drown in this cold night
Or breathe in this new day?

I fall further away
So close to the light
I know that it’s too late, too late

4:25 and I’m still alive
Sweating in my bed
A sigh of relief feeling cold, wet sheets
Guess the milk went to my head

Shuffle along, it’ll soon be dawn
Guess I’ll just watch some news
They say, “At 2:15, kid fell in the ravine”
No, God—it can’t be true

Chorus 1:
I crawl further away
Will I drown in this cold night
Or breathe in this new day?

I fall further away
So close to the light
I hope it’s not too late, too late

Chorus 2:
It’s not cold enough to realize that we have all gone numb
And it’s not warm enough to see how close to hell we’ve come
This life’s long enough we don’t really need to look up ahead
And this life’s short enough that you’ve just began
And then you’re dead.