A shell for the earth, all seasons reverse A life inside out in a jet-black hearse The feel of pain and the taste of dirt A darkened sky and the loss of worth Lower me down under glorious green Eternity waits on a broken machine Exit the soul in a vibrant white Leaving the shell in the dead of night Life is a path Death a destination I've met the end of being My eyes are open wide I feel myself depleting And watch my body die A step to the throne I stand alone A vacant mind and a destined home Engaging the end in a seamless gaze Like blind I climb through the tortured blaze Raise me up into white unstained eternity gained Only life remains Forever the scars have been washed away Like blood on the brow of a forgotten day Life is a path Death a destination I've met the end of being My eyes are open wide I feel myself depleting And watch my body die Life is a path Death a destination