Thump, Thump

The noise is everywhere

Every little thing has a sound

It all leaves a trace

What will you leave behind?

If I were to vanish from this place

I wonder what would be left

Who would I leave?

Days come and go

And there’s leaving to do

Because we can’t stay forever

That’s just not the way

I know that I won’t be here for long

There’s a going that’s coming closer

And as I sit here now I’m left to wonder

What will I leave behind?

Look now

There are footprints

Whether it’s in the earth or in a memory

Listen now

There’s a noise

And it’s here beneath my chest

The beating of a drum

The days that come and go

The people that enter and leave

They all leave a trace

I can feel it all

Every day I go on

Because there’s living left to do

Thump, thump

The beating of the drum

The days that come and go

The people that enter and leave

There’s a trace left on my heart

And it beats on