Late In Life

If I could just sit this one out I'll be grateful for a while Not another drop of blood Will leave my lips And I'll be alright On my walk home I might stop at her grave And shout some things I'll recover the next day When consciousness Comes with its barbs and stings It's getting serious now How little seriousness I apply to my life now That I've decided the best has passed me by I don't fear death I don't fear loneliness I just fear finding a purpose This late in life We are all empty vessels Life tries to fill with anxiety and bullshit Stay shallow Stay empty Protect yourself from the hollow needs that entice Don't stare into the abyss Be the abyss you know you want to be There's a noise in my head That I just can't get out A second becomes an hour A whisper becomes a shout There is time that I cannot grasp It's getting serious now How little seriousness I apply to my life now That I've decided the best has passed me by I don't fear death I don't fear loneliness I just fear finding a purpose This late in life