40 Seconds Later

This is a song of a brother
That left us too early without a goodbye
I cried like your father and mother
When the love you had missed surfaced when you died

It is a nightmare that will haunt me
For many years to come
I left you and 40 seconds later
You had left this world cold and numb

Alway nursing your depressions
Did the life in the fast lane drive you insane
A lie in a smokescreen dopecream
You said the age of decay indicated your time

It is a nightmare that will haunt me
For many years to come
I left you and 40 seconds later
You had left this world cold and numb

I
I wonder why
Why
You chose to die

Was it the demons inside of you
Or the eye of the needle that you went through

The answers will never unfold
The truth will never be told
Cause you gave up when it was time to fight or fly
So I guess this is goodbye

Whatever happened to the fighter
With your head in the gutter yo reached for the stars
The wild child finally became calm
A tattooed corpse with a needle in the arm

It is a nightmare that will haunt me
For many years to come
I left you and 40 seconds later
You had left this world cold and numb

I
I wonder why
Why
You chose to die

Was it the demons inside of you
Or the eye of the needle that you went through

The answers will never unfold
The truth will never be told
Cause you gave up when it was time to fight or fly
So I guess this is goodbye

This is a song of a brother
That left us too early without a goodbye
I cried like your father and mother
When the love you had missed surfaced when you died

It is a nightmare that will haunt me
For many years to come
I left you and 40 seconds later
You had left this world cold and numb

I
I wonder why
Why
You chose to die

Was it the demons inside of you
Or the eye of the needle that you went through

The answers will never unfold
The truth will never be told
Cause you gave up when it was time to fight or fly
So I guess this is goodbye