The Reaping

And now the scythe is set to reap

Because to live's to die a million times

And all of me that loves you

Is writhing in pain

Vicious circle of routine

Love burns off like gasoline

Time is cruel and takes its toll

The lover's never in control

Merely driftwood on a stream

Yeah

Everything must fall apart

Ash to ash, heart after heart

Time is cruel and takes its toll

The lover's never in control

Why is nothing meant to last?

I adored you

But now the scythe is set to reap

Because to live's to die a million times

And all of me that loves you

Is writhing in pain

We're breaking

Oh yeah

Breaking apart

Time is cruel and takes its toll

The lover's never in control

Merely driftwood on a stream

I loved you so

But now the scythe is set to reap

Because to live's to die a million times

And all of me that loves you

Is writhing in pain

Oh yeah

A part of me loved you

I really tried

To save it

But I've let it die

Everything must fall apart

Ash to ash, heart after heart

Time is cruel and takes its toll

The lover's never in control

Merely driftwood on a stream

Everything must fall apart

Ash to ash, heart after heart

Time is cruel and takes its toll

The lover's never in control

Merely driftwood on a stream

Everything must fall apart

Ash to ash, heart after heart

Time is cruel and takes its toll

The lover's never in control

Merely driftwood on a stream

But now the scythe is set to reap

Because to live's to die a million times

And all of me that loves you

Is writhing in pain

Oh yeah

A part of me loved you

I really tried

To save it

But I've let it die

You're my dearest

My favorite shadow of the past