Fear

I first felt the fear that phantom summer
When my grandmother died
I lived in her house for six months after
Always waiting for the sunrise
I didn’t know the world had ended
And left without saying goodbye
I didn’t know the world had ended
And left without saying goodbye
I saw it again — oil on canvas
And a face staring right at me
I swear there was a soul in two dimensions
Touching the tip of eternity
I didn’t know the world had ended
And left without saying goodbye
I didn’t know the world had ended
And left without saying goodbye
I am still afraid. I am still afraid…
I’ve got a body with an irregular heartbeat
And dreams of breaking vows
Now I want to give this old world
Its handwoven funeral shroud