Are you afraid of death Or the pain that comes with it? Would you turn round at the threshold To take a last glance at me? 'Cause I hope we are not strangers 'Least until you leave this chamber Am I wary of the danger? If my heart is made of amber.
Or am I afraid of death? Or of losing thoughts and feelings? If I lose all sight of you now Will you let me keep our memories? We have built so many cities Just to lose each other in them. Am I merely seeking pity? Or to say even more simply
Am I still afraid of death? Will I cry when my own children Drop their eyes and let go my hand And they close my eyelids for me We are all afraid of We are all afraid of We are all afraid of We are all afraid of death.