The Very Old Man

It's eerie and it's awesome
 How connected two pods scattered on the surface can become
 Lazy into one
 He knows lightnin' kills the other
 She can't stand to watch his petals fall
 It's better when cascades become like us all
 After noon, a golden disengagement leaves a woman with a household left to fill
 Sit and be still
 Send the voltage 'cross his ticker
 Watch the stars, they start to flicker
 And one by one, the levels fall
 Another drink, my love, and make it tall enough
 So I can stand on it and see
 All you've done for me
 A world of curves and lines electric
 Remember how you strung the coloured lights
 From Christmas tree to me