[ti:earth]
[ar:second person]
[00:01.04]SECOND  PERSON –“THE  ELEMENTS ”
[00:05.324]EARTH
[00:06.525]And  so  the  clock  strikes  twelve  as  we  find  ourselves
[00:09.620]In  a  sphere  of  a  clearing  in  a  navy  light
[00:12.312]There  are  no  stars,just  the  bars  of  a  car ’s  headlights
[00:15.560]On  the  leaves  in  the  dead  of  the  night
[00:17.657]Silhouette  suits  step  out  of  the  shadows
[00:20.444]Into  the  arena  where  the  cameras  roll
[00:22.868]See  their  shoulders  strain  below  the  weight  of  the  spades
[00:25.615]Stereo  plays  for  a  funeral
[00:28.836]They  say  the  moon  is  nearly  full
[00:34.123]They  see  their  eyes  are  nearly  dry
[00:39.479]They  know  how  wonderful,how  wonderful  it  is
[00:43.727]To  be  alive  tonight
[00:48.382]I  leave  myself  to  the  earth
[00:53.816]To  the  air
[00:56.524]To  the  ashes
[00:58.660]It ’s  my  time
[01:01.492]It ’s  my  design
[01:04.160]It ’s  my  turn
[01:09.688]And  I  know  I  won ’t  be  loved
[01:15.06]Won ’t  be  saved
[01:17.788]Won ’t  be  noticed
[01:20.320]Until  I  learn  to  love
[01:25.601]I  hate  to  learn
[01:53.552]To  my  best  beloved  I  do  bequeath
[01:56.257]All  the  anguish  and  the  irony
[01:58.921]And  all  the  things  we  never  meant
[02:01.408]And  those  we  set  out  to  prevent
[02:04.289]I  leave  myself  to  the  earth
[02:06.663]To  the  air
[02:31.06]To  the  ashes
[02:34.881]It ’s  my  time
[02:37.335]It ’s  my  design
[02:40.99]It ’s  my  turn
[02:45.607]And  I  know  I  won ’t  be  loved
[02:50.767]Won ’t  be  saved
[02:53.230]Won ’t  be  noticed
[02:56.271]Until  I  learn  to  love
[03:01.387]I  hate  to  learn
[03:30.258]This  is  my  early  grave
[03:33.704]Where  I  wait  for  the  light  to  let  me  in
[03:41.486]Here  it  comes  around  again
[03:49.614]And  I  say
[03:52.322]Let  the  light  shows  and  the  sounds
[03:57.474]Of  the  orchestra  begin
[04:02.782]My  eternal  requiem
[04:14.17]For  an  early  grave.