Story Behind The Song

Loss of person close to protagonist.

Lyrics

For those of us left behind

And in that moment of death
I'm looking down at your face
And see it change into a mask
Not representative
It's nothing at all like you
It's just a piece of fabric
You once occupied
And which you made vivacious

And for those of us left behind
It's crazy, it's crazy
We realize you're gone
And we file out through door
Throwing a furtive glance
At your body on the bed
Which is clearly very dead
And we wonder where the life has gone
The elixir where on earth
Has it all come to rest







And at the funeral
The priest is calling up his God
And making out he knows
Your destination
And I wonder how he feels
Walking back to the seminary
Knowing that he really knows just nothing

And for those of us left behind
It's empty it's empty
Walking through your lonely house
Looking at the artifacts
That you once held
In your warm hands
As you smiled and poured a drink
Doing enough to make us think
You'd never leave us here in awe
Of life and of death