No matter what I do,
Time will pass
The grains of sand will never stop
Running through the hourglass
One day I’ll meet death
I know it
No matter where I’m going
Eventually I’ll have to face it
So I’d better embrace it
And stop hiding from it
Just reminding myself of death
Makes me feel grateful for every breath I take
For every moment I’m awake
Mortality
The ultimate reality
I can’t escape it
It pulls me down like gravity
I try and deny it
Because it can be terrifying
And I’d be lying if I told you
I had no fear of dying
You have no idea how much I fear
Separation, how much I fear pain
My imagination can drive me insane
So I prefer not to think about death at all
Because it’s something I cannot control
The shadow of death is invisible
So I pretend that I’m immortal and invincible
And I forget that life is short and unpredictable
It can end when I least expect it
I’m not protected
Then why do I fool myself
Thinking I have so many decades to live?
All I do is deceive myself
This could my final minute
I’d better believe it
My days are numbered
They have a limit
So I’d better focus on my purpose
To fulfill it
I gotta realize my true potential
It’s essential that I do the best I can
Because I might never get that chance again
I’m just a man, and dying is horrifying
But something scares me more
I’m petrified to die without achieving my goals
I dread to be on my deathbed feeling regret and remorse
I dread to find out
That I haven’t opened the doors
Even though I was given the keys at birth
Now my talents, my hopes, my dreams
Would have to perish with me
And turn into silent screams
It’s one of the scariest scenes I can envision
But it motivates me to make a decision
To live with the sense of urgency and mission
Yes I fear the unknown
Yes I fear facing death alone
But I’m more afraid of living in vain and dying
With a long list of goals that I aimed at
But failed to attain