Back to the Earth Lyrics

Today I sensed the demise of a man

I smelt death in an unexpected way

The sweet warm earth

Like a grave

In a polite exchange

We went our separate ways

Back to the earth

From which we are all made

We will go again

And all we ever hoped to be

Will blow away, with our bones forgotten

I will carry this burden of impending death

Alone in silence

I smelt the death of a man again

It was not the same

The pungent stench of an institution overcame my senses

He knew I could tell

He was going

Back to the earth

From which we are all made

We will go again

And all we ever hoped to be

Will blow away, with our bones forgotten

I will carry this burden of impending death

Alone in silence

Were these meetings by chance?

I think not

I was not mistaken

I struggle at the thought of what next awaits

I know the secret

The mind hides but the body betrays

I know the secret

I smelt the death of a man

Back to the earth

From which we are all made

We will go again

And all we ever hoped to be

Will blow away

With our bones forgotten

I will carry this burden of impending death

Alone in silence

I smelt the death of a man