Nineteen Gun Salute
My last grains of sand pour down the hourglass pore
Into piles of those past promises
And I need no more
No memories, epiphanies
No misses, love, or miseries
As a century sets like the Iceland sun
Why is it so hard to die
If mercy's for the civilized?
You'd do anything, anything for one more night
Tell me, why is it so hard to die?
I was strong when I held foundations in my hands
And the earth under my fingernails
Helped me understand
What it means to be a rock for you
What it means to be a stone
As erosion sets from the ice and sun
Why is it so hard to die
If mercy's for the civilized?
Just let me go, let me go, I've had my time
Tell me, why is it so hard to die?
Now I don't need a hero
Or twenty-one guns
I want to fly away from here
Don't be afraid
Don't be afraid
In everyone's dusk
There's closure waiting
Why is it so hard to die
If mercy's for the civilized?
Help me, let the sand stop one last time
Tell me, why is it so hard to die?
Tell me, why is it so hard to die?
Tell me, why is it so hard to die?
Into piles of those past promises
And I need no more
No memories, epiphanies
No misses, love, or miseries
As a century sets like the Iceland sun
Why is it so hard to die
If mercy's for the civilized?
You'd do anything, anything for one more night
Tell me, why is it so hard to die?
I was strong when I held foundations in my hands
And the earth under my fingernails
Helped me understand
What it means to be a rock for you
What it means to be a stone
As erosion sets from the ice and sun
Why is it so hard to die
If mercy's for the civilized?
Just let me go, let me go, I've had my time
Tell me, why is it so hard to die?
Now I don't need a hero
Or twenty-one guns
I want to fly away from here
Don't be afraid
Don't be afraid
In everyone's dusk
There's closure waiting
Why is it so hard to die
If mercy's for the civilized?
Help me, let the sand stop one last time
Tell me, why is it so hard to die?
Tell me, why is it so hard to die?
Tell me, why is it so hard to die?
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Writer(s): Russell Tanner
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