Then string him up for all the world to see
He is my only one
The snow has now fallen
I was blinded by a paradise
I said, "I love you, goodbye"
Cherish your life while you're still around
Run through my head
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
I struggle to hold on
Now that my time has come
A lifetime of memories
I'm sick of all you hypocrites
{It's the most awful thing you'll ever hear
All is lost with nothing fulfilled
With the last of my might
All my life's been drained from me
In my den of inequity
Let's feed upon his misery
Preparing for her flight
No matter what, don't let him be
But there may not be one
We look into the sun
Ignorance surrounding me
I have to seize the day
"Seize the day", I heard him say
I held with all my might
The end is drawing near
Now that my life is done
Holding me at bay
She turned for one last look
I sit down with my son
Old time is still a-flying
Oh come, let us adore him
Life goes on the offbeaten track
To home I returned
I feel like giving up
Oh, you dearly love her
And this same flower that smiles today
Untie these strings, I'm climbing down
Something happened
Let's feed upon his misery
Seize the day
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Oh come, let us adore him
To get me through the day
No matter what, don't let him be
Hold on boy, no time to cry
Tomorrow will be dying
Many years have come and gone
Alive from what I've learned
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
And I don't need your sympathy
Just have to leave all our lives
I realize there's no turning back
Seasons change and so can I
Carpe diem, seize the day
We can learn from the past
I won't let them push me away
I've never been so filled with fear
Abuse and then ignore him
Off the pages and a TV screen
Struggle to find the sane
Tripping through the life fantastic
The chill of November
Utopia high in the sky
I'll always remember
I must explore the boundaries
Now it's time to say goodbye
And my sun's not so bright
Innocence caressing me
Viciousness and subtlety
Another world where nothing's true
Imagined what it might find
Look around, hear the sounds
They taught me how
Left alone with a cold blank stare
Life will not always be this way
If you're lying to me
Watched the crimson sunrise
The words stuck in my mind
There was so much life in me
Seize the day and don't you cry
A dream that only drowned me
For better or worse, alive or dead
The news of the fall
I'm much wiser now
Now it's time for them to deal with me
We can hope for the future
Struggle to ease the pain
But those days are gone now
Deep in sorrow, wondering why
Set to see the crimson sunset
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
Blown away forever
Fearing my deepest fright
So far or so it seems
I never felt so young before
Into the cool autumn breeze
The clock on the wall ticking away
I've lived my life, but now must move on
She looked me in the eye
Lose a step and never get up
The sounds in the hall
Even though I'll be gone
I felt the warm wind blow
Abuse and then ignore him
Transcend the depth of winter's snow
Changed like a leaf on a tree
Still I longed to search for more
She walked into the night
But those days are gone
She was killed}
Life was filled with wonder
