I Was Somewhere Cold, Dark... and Lonely
I almost died at twenty-one
In January, driving northbound on Abbott Rd
the car in front of us slammed their brakes down hard
and slid off onto the right-hand shoulder
We were probably following too close,
but I honestly can't remember
We swerved into the turn lane
and lost control when we hit a patch of black ice
that would carry us right into the unavoidable path
of a Saturn barreling south in the opposite direction
My life did not flash before my eyes
I was trying to steer the van anywhere else
as time ground to a halt and froze
Then exploded violently
as metal collapsed into metal
at a horrific speed
There is always enough time to do the things you love
(until it's gone)
In January, driving northbound on Abbott Rd
the car in front of us slammed their brakes down hard
and slid off onto the right-hand shoulder
We were probably following too close,
but I honestly can't remember
We swerved into the turn lane
and lost control when we hit a patch of black ice
that would carry us right into the unavoidable path
of a Saturn barreling south in the opposite direction
My life did not flash before my eyes
I was trying to steer the van anywhere else
as time ground to a halt and froze
Then exploded violently
as metal collapsed into metal
at a horrific speed
There is always enough time to do the things you love
(until it's gone)
Credits
Writer(s): Keith Patrick Latinen
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Other Album Tracks
- Ribbon
- I Was Somewhere Cold, Dark... and Lonely
- We Are People Here. We Are Not Numbers
- A Keepsake
- You Have to Be So Much Better Than You Ever Thought
- Stay Divided
- Foxfire
- Things Not Worth Fixing
- If It's Bad News, It Can Wait
- It's So Much Darker When a Light Goes Out Than It Would Have Been If It Had Never Shone
Altri album
- Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) & Joie De Vivre [Split Version]
- You Will Eventually Be Forgotten
- In Which the Choices We Didn't Make Were Better Than the Ones That We Did - Single
- In Which the Choices We Didn't Make Were Better Than the Ones That We Did
- Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)/Malegoat Split
- On Time Spent Waiting, or Placing the Weight of the World On the Shoulders of Those You Love the Most
- Middle Discography
- Home After Three Months Away
- Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)/ Into It. Over It. [Split] - Single
- Early Discography
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