Peter Geoffrey Hynes - Fatal Imitation lyrics

mortality's study came by after dinner last night. skin dry wall compound grey, aspect of risen from the long sleep prematurely. there was anguish in his eyes, mute shrieking desperation. walking across the hallway mirror, nothing registered his pa**ing except a little stirring of the dust. I wanted to weep; but he fears tears. instead we pa**ed the unspoken twilight, him chain-smoking on guitar, me singing through my strangled voice. mournful songs, too appropriate, all our repertoire would stretch to. as the sun set, he bolted, sudden, as if compelled. I sit bewildered over cold next morning's coffee, wondering that he's so far gone to waste. this was my idol, my genius. wrecked, the ghost of what our future should have been