Science helps only when you’ve started to die.
Death holds the richest wealth.
Death holds the richest wealth.
Love is the switch that turns
on kith
and kin—gordian knots to tie.
Eros owns the key to health
and kin—gordian knots to tie.
Eros owns the key to health
and builds a godly
commonwealth—
tall ships, towers piercing sky—
but death holds the richest wealth,
tall ships, towers piercing sky—
but death holds the richest wealth,
as you’ll find when all the
bells
toll to announce your time to die,
when you're barely in good enough health
toll to announce your time to die,
when you're barely in good enough health
to hear those sledges of the
bells,
chiming golden to the sky.
Death holds the richest wealth,
chiming golden to the sky.
Death holds the richest wealth,
when you depart with perfect stealth—
gone to your hoped-for by-and-by.
Eros owns the key to health.
Death holds the richest wealth.
gone to your hoped-for by-and-by.
Eros owns the key to health.
Death holds the richest wealth.
