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I woke up this morning with a terrible chill
Running through my entire body
I can't explain, it wasn't pleasure nor pain
Just a scary and empty moment

My blood ran cold as I walked down the hall
And saw my face in the mirror
An image of life, a twinkle of the eye
In the universe's merciless manner

Am I...
Scared of growing old?
Scared of dying young?
Scared of finding the answers?
Scared of living alone?
(repeat x 2)

Wash it away and wipe it dry
With anxious trembling hands
A new clean face for each new day
Is all it takes to get by

Don't look around to reality grounds
Sometimes it's good to be blind
Yes soon you'll find it's ignorance that counts….
Emptiness will reach your goals

Are you... (Repeat chorus x 2)

If I don't die young I will soon grow old
Nothing ignorance can do about that
Yes choices in life are so great still small
Only time will cut them short

If I wake up the next morning with a terrible chill
I know it's just another empty moment
Another day in life, another twinkle of the eye
Another long forgotten memory

Yes I am... (Repeat chorus x 2)

© 1991

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