The Man Who Dies Every Day
Someone stood beside me for a moment in the rai
A silhouette, a cigarette, and a gesture of disdai
I felt a dark door open, saw a sudden ghost come throug
A spark leapt from my fingertip and I knew it must be yo
Ain't you the man who dies every day
You're the man who dies every da
You're the ma
We never saw you walk in, we never saw you leav
You flick the ashes off a lap on everybody's sleev
You always play that funny pack of cards without an ac
And every street you ever walked is mapped out on your fac
'Cause you're the man who dies every da
You're the man who dies every da
You're the ma
You always kept a sunset behind your lonely shoulde
You never showed on photographs and you never grew much olde
You flicker like a shaky shadow, moving like a thie
You never drop your facade and you never seek relie
'Cause you're the man who dies every da
You're the man who dies every da
You're the man who dies every da
You're the man who dies every da
You're the man