Semiprecious
by Crown Shy
Do you tell her that she's dying?
Is it right for her to know?
Six months or so of freedom
Before it all begins to go?
We paused the world for a while
That's what it felt like for a year
But all the time bombs went on ticking
Even if I didn't want to hear
And I didn't make the most of it
I could have listened, could have changed
I washed my hands of all the hard stuff
And lost a year to single days
They could have been
So precious
So precious
I got the message from my cousin
About the will, about the house
About the time she has remaining
And when her money would run out
But I didn't make the most of it
I could have listened, could have changed
I washed my hands of all the hard stuff
And lost a year to single days
They could have been
Semiprecious
Semiprecious
She forgot the word for pencil
Called corn kernels "yellow O's"
Is this a secret we should swallow?
Is it cruel for her to know?
And I didn't make the most of it
I could have listened, could have changed
I washed my hands of all the hard stuff
And lost a year to single days
That could have been
Semiprecious
Semiprecious
They slipped away
Semiprecious
Semiprecious
And all the words
Semiprecious
Semiprecious
That slowly fade
Semiprecious
Semiprecious
I feel ashamed
Semiprecious
Semiprecious
But not enough to change
Semiprecious
Do you tell her that she's dying
Just so she can be afraid?
As all the words go wafting skywards
From the wounds inside her brain
Or should we leave the last to remain
Semiprecious
Semiprecious