Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Deathbed , by - Relient K. Release date: 23.04.2020
Song language: English
Deathbed |
| I can smell the death on the sheets covering me |
| I can’t believe this is the end |
| But this is my deathbed, I lie here alone |
| If I close my eyes tonight, I know I’ll be home |
| The year was 1941 |
| I was eight years old and far, far too young |
| To know that the stories of battles and glory |
| Was a tale a kind mother made up for her son |
| You see, Dad was a traveling preacher |
| Teachin' the words of the Teacher |
| But mother had sworn he went off to the war |
| And died there with honor |
| Somewhere on a beach there |
| But he left once to never return |
| Which taught me that I should unlearn |
| Whatever I thought a father should be |
| I abandoned that thought like he abandoned me |
| By forty-seven, I was fourteen |
| I’d acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine |
| I smoked until I threw up |
| Yet I still lit 'em up for thirty more years |
| Like a machine |
| So right there you have it |
| That one filthy habit |
| Is what got me where I am today |
| I can smell the death on the sheets covering me |
| I can’t believe this is the end |
| I can hear those sad memories still haunting me |
| So many things I’d do again |
| But this is my deathbed, I lie here alone |
| If I close my eyes tonight, I know I’ll be home |
| Got married on my twenty-first |
| Eight months before my wife would give birth |
| It’s easier to be sure you love someone |
| When her father inquires with the barrel of a gun |
| The union was far from harmonious |
| No two people could have been more alone than us |
| The years would go by and she’d love someone else |
| And I realized I hadn’t been loved yet myself |
| From there it’s your typical spiel |
| Yeah, if life was a highway, I was drunk at the wheel |
| I was helping the loose ends all fall apart |
| Yeah, I swear I was destined to fail, and fail from the start |
| I bowled about six times a week |
| A bottle of Beam kept the memories from me |
| Our marriage had taken a seven-ten split |
| And along with my pride, the ex-wife took the kids |
| I can smell the death on the sheets covering me |
| I can’t believe this is the end |
| I can hear those sad memories still haunting me |
| So many things I’d do again |
| But this is my deathbed, I lie here alone |
| If I close my eyes tonight, I know I’ll be home |
| I was so scared of Jesus, but He sought me out |
| Like the cancer in my lungs that’s killing me now |
| And I’ve given up hope on the days I have left |
| But I cling to the hope of my life in the next |
| Then Jesus showed up said, «Before we go up |
| I thought that we might reminisce |
| See, one night in your life when you turned out the lights |
| You asked for and prayed for My forgiveness» |
| «You cried, wolf |
| The tears they soaked your fur |
| The blood dripped from your fangs |
| You said, 'What have I done?' |
| You loved that Lamb |
| With every sinful bone |
| And there you wept alone |
| Your heart was so contrite |
| You said, 'Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes |
| Sanctify this withered heart of mine |
| Stay with me until my life is through |
| And on that day, please take me home with You'» |
| I can smell the death on the sheets covering me |
| I can’t believe this is the end |
| I can hear You whisper to me, «It's time to leave |
| You’ll never be lonely again» |
| But this was my deathbed, I died there alone |
| When I closed my eyes tonight, You carried me home |
| I am the Way |
| Follow Me and take My hand |
| And I am the Truth |
| Embrace Me and you’ll understand |
| And I am the Life |
| And through Me, you’ll live again |
| For I am Love |
| I am Love |
| I, I am Love |