I Am Not Afraid of Dying…
I’ve not yet been calibrated
To talk in this way
Please could we leave it
Until another, brighter day
A day when the stars and the moon
Are in ubiquitous silence
A day when the flowers are pretty
And the world is without violence
Don’t ever trust
A single word I say
No, don’t ever have faith
Don’t ever obey
I am not afraid of dying
Yet I fear this conversation
To where it will lead
A dark intimation
Will you feel hatred of me
For speaking this way
Please could we leave it
Until another, sweeter day
Don’t ever trust
A single word I say
No, don’t ever have faith
Don’t ever obey
I am not afraid of dying…
I wish and want to say things
Things of sugar, things of honey
A brighter day clouds us now
The time is still a little funny
My judgement is obscured
These words are a little new
I can’t seem to express myself
Say three words, “I love you”
Don’t ever trust
A single word I say
No, don’t ever have faith
Don’t ever obey
I am not afraid of dying…
I am not afraid of no man, no weapon, no God
But I’m afraid of talking to you
I am not afraid of dying…
