They That Once Were lyrics

They that once were

In the waning hours of day

They often come near

In fleeting moments

To see them once again

To hear their voices

Their laughter, and pains

All that but once were

N'er again to be so

In youthful times ago

When foolishness reigned

And naivety triumphed there

Their wisdom attractive

That magnetized life's cause

It was a boone for others

Those they never had met

The liability unsaid lingered

But in its continuance ongoing

There came a frightful day

Gone, they that once were

Then the realism of living came

As though an uncaring candle

That stole away the innocence

The lie of immortality naïve

Death is an old companion

Trudging up that hill to inter

Knowing and recognizing too

That no one gets out alive

Should they have not known

That even in the smallest act

The impact was indeed eternal

Shared beyond touch to others

So a legacy given lives on

Begotten, the deeds and words

Their temples gone to decay

Their essence remains behind

Now to look back through days

To take stock in life's purpose

In the reasons for existence

It remains simple, to live on