Every chieftain that came before
saw the sun burst for the last time 
and every soldier that went to war 
once bore witness to a fading sky. 

The living know death better than the dead 
yet what lies beyond the lifeless eyes?
the mortal riddle remains unsaid. 
philosophers speculate and brood 

we all lie helpless to the tides of life
it pushes and pulls us to our final bedside
so hold my hand and share with me
this life we live so fleetingly