Death 101

Verse 1

The sun is dipping lower than it used to

Or maybe I’m just sinking in the chair

I’m tracing every line upon my knuckles

Counting breaths like they were silver coins and rare

Is it heavy?

Or is it light as feathers on the wind?

I’m asking 'cause I’ve never been this ready

To lose the race I never thought I’d win.

Pre-Chorus

And if the curtain pulls tonight

Don't be afraid to dim the light

I’ve memorized the way you look in gold

A story that doesn't need to be retold.

Chorus

It’s just Death 101, babe

The simplest lesson that we’ll ever learn

From the garden back to the dust

Waiting for our little bridge to burn

Don’t cry for the rhythm

Just dance while the record’s still spinning

It’s a beautiful end

For a hell of a beginning.

Verse 2

I used to think that ego was a mountain

Until I saw how quickly it could melt

Now I’m stripped down to the marrow and the spirit

Feeling things I never knew I felt

Is it lonely?

Or is the silence just a song?

I’m realizing I was only

Borrowed property all along.

Bridge

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

It’s a graduation, darling

From the skin and from the bone

Leave the flowers on the table

I’m just heading to the "known"

No more "what ifs"

No more "why"

Just the sweetness of the "goodbye."

Outro

Class is over now...

Put your pencils down.

It’s quiet...

Yeah, it’s real quiet.