Hospice

How many novels did they leave, sitting by your bedside?
 I swear they must've covered up the floor
 A sea of words you'd never read, as you sail away on the evening's tide
 Set for the shore of your chest of drawers
 You tried to put on your favourite shirt
 But your little bones always seem to hurt
 When you spend your days fast asleep on your deathbed
 You try to stomach all your pills
 Although you know it's mostly pain killers
 Your throat begs to swallow anything
 I remember the things you'd say
 "By next week I'll be out of this place"
 You never gave up confidence in anything
 Living each day is a hard thing to embrace
 You'd fall asleep in someone's arms, never sure if you would wake up
 You watch the window to pass the time
 Through all the vases, visitors, and the rain outside
 It seems like a virga, when it falls
 You're on the verge of words but nothing comes
 "Leave the curtains open, I don't want to feel like I'm all alone
 I know I'm tired, but let them stay
 I don't want to miss anything, I don't want to miss anyone
 I don't want to miss you all"
 They say I'm not coming home again, I'm sleeping on my deathbed
 They say I'm not coming home again, I'm sleeping on my deathbed
 They say I'm not coming home again
 "I feel like I've been sleeping for days"(I'm sleeping on my deathbed)
 They say I'm not coming home again
 "Even when I close my eyes, I'm still listening"
 (I'm sleeping on my deathbed)
 Living each day is a hard thing to embrace
 You'd fall asleep in someone's arms, never sure if you would wake up
 They say I'm not coming home again, I'm sleeping on my deathbed
 They say I'm not coming home again, I'm sleeping on my deathbed
 They say I'm not coming home again, I'm sleeping on my deathbed
 They say I'm not coming home again, I'm sleeping on my deathbed
 They say I'm not coming home again, I'm sleeping on my deathbed