Deadly Dull

This is the story of a man that I know

A man with a heart of gold

But a body becoming weak

And a mind that let him go

This is the story of a man and his wife

And how she died of that same disease

How he stayed with her after her spirit left

But he won't remember her death and

It's a deadly dull

Like a sword stuck in its sheath

A mind once sharp and full

Now clouded and diseased

What's it like to be erased every time you fall asleep?

Waking up as a clean slate without a sense of reality?

And will I end up the same way when I grow old and turn to grey?

As time leaves me behind to fade away, away

This is the story of a man that I know

He knows my face but he doesn't know me

Pretends he does every time we meet

And puts his questions on repeat

Like: Are you staying out of trouble? What's the plan?

Can we go see g-ma down the street?

When I saw her last she didn't say much of anything

But if I were there think how much better it would be

They break the news a few times a week

And every time it's followed by the same thing

He sits outside and stays quiet for a while

And forgets and goes to sleep

(A merry song)

Will that be me eventually?

(A deadly dull)

Will that be me?

It's a deadly dull

Like a sword stuck in its sheath

A mind once sharp and full

Now clouded and diseased

What's it like to be erased every time you fall asleep?

Waking up as a clean slate without a sense of reality?

And will I end up the same way when I grow old and turn to grey?

As time leaves me behind to fade away, away