shayfer james - for the departed (lyrics)

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to the artist:
___________

Just a moment, dear
I hear someone at the door
And the beating of a heart
That I hid beneath the floor
They've come for me, love
Save yourself
I am far beyond repair
They will bury me alive
But I'm not inclined to care
I am too far gone now

So dry your eyes and count to ten
They'll have me on the pyre by then
Forget the man I used to be
You'll move along more easily

A moment, dear
I hear someone in the hall
And he's plundering the promises
We hung up on the wall
He's come for us, love
Save yourself, I am bitter to the bone
And I'm growing rather fond
Of the wandering alone
I am too far gone now

So dry your eyes and count to ten
They'll have me on the pyre by then
Forget the man I used to be
You'll move along more easily

Now I must finish what I started
I'll write a symphony for the departed
I have no time for second chances
So I survive on bourbon, blood, and backward glances

The scene begins
Your cries become the wind
A desperate plea best left unheard
Then my contrived goodbye
A poet's pantomime
A drunken jester's final words

Just a moment, dear
I hear someone at the door
And the beating of a heart that I hid beneath the floor
They've come for us, love

Now I must finish what I started
I'll write a symphony for the departed
I have no time for second chances
So I survive on bourbon, blood, and backward glances

Dry your eyes and count to ten
They’ll have me on the pyre by then

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Here’s all the Edgar Allen Poe references I caught (there is probably more)

1. “I hear someone at the door.” (The Raven)

2. “Beating of a heart that I hid beneath the floor” (Tell-tale heart)

3. “They will bury me alive” (A Premature Burial)

4. “Plundering the promises we hung up on the wall” (The Oval Portrait) maybe

5. “Wandering alone.” (Alone)

6. “A drunken jesters final words.” (The Cask of Amontillado)

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