The Visitor Lyrics

I could start with birth or a profound event

That drove me from boy to man

But I will get straight to the point

To when I began to see the pattern

Sadly, it's quite difficult to describe

But in my everyday life there were signs

In the first of the clues that I was to find

Distant events were truly intertwined

Although they may seem trivial to you

They revealed to me an ethereal truth

At first, I didn't understand the depth

Until my first experience with death

We cherish a half empty cup

More than one that's filled up

Because we know what we're missing

We don't feel so wronged

When it's nearing half gone

True sadness is when it is empty

After the old man laid back

And his talking had ceased

I retrieved an old envelope

Frail yellowed and creased

I opened the envelope

The note seemed even older

Faded ink and smudges

Handled many times over

I hope you find what you're seeking

Everywhere you look

You did all that's possible

You did all you could

You did all you could

They updated the mans charts

Nodded condolences to me

Removed wires and machines

And wrapped him in black sheets

They'd done all they could

If I choose to follow his path

Or follow another song

Could I make assurances

That I would not choose wrong?

That I'd do all I could?

There are many of us that can't, but are willing

To give the impossible a try

With distant dreams gone unfulfilled and

I ponder the reason why

Does our blind expectation or the prevailing

Satisfaction of trying

Outweigh the disappointment of failing

And we need it just to get by?

We cherish a half empty cup

More than one that's filled up

Because we know what we're missing

We don't feel so wronged

When it's nearing half gone

True sadness is when it is empty