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I was touching down in Paris to the cheering of the crowd
I was sitting in a squad car trying not to laugh out loud
I was glowing in the spotlight, in the warm expectant hush
I was huddled under one bare bulb, waiting for the rush
I was the camera, the writer, the director, and the star
I was moving in the mirror, watching from afar
I was wit, I was wisdom, my songs were always sung
I was swallowed by the silence
Why did I die so young?

I was moving in charmed circles, my finger on the pulse
I was rocking in a white room, waiting for my test results
I was swinging from a chandelier in the palace of the king
I was coiled on a mattress, I could not stop shivering
My clouds were lined with silver, my heart was paved with gold
My hands were tied, I stood aside as everything was sold
I was feeling silk caress my skin, champagne upon my tongue
I was choking on the bitter pill
Why did I die so young?

I was walking on the water, made the waves become so calm
A self-fulfilling prophet, blood dripping from my palms
I was milk, I was honey, my cup was overrun
I was banished from the promised land
Why did I die so young?
I am wandering and wondering
Why did I die so young?


© Copyright 1998 by Richard Middleton (ASCAP).
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