Wither

V1:

Went over after a call on the phone

They say he cant stay on his own

Cant keep his arm from shaking

His brain keeps mistaking

He called me by my brother's names

Barely recognizes people in the frames

Chorus:

Hidden in the shell is the man I looked up to

But with every passing day, his mind slips further away

Helplessly we watch, but there's nothing we can do

Nothing we can say, will keep reality at bay

Not much for us to talk, just sit and enjoy the view

We just do what we can no matter the pay, to make sure he's ok

Until the time comes for him to move through

But for today, we just watch him wither away

V2:

They ask him what year it is

But he don't even know what day it is

He sits in the chair watching life go by

But there ain't much life when you're waiting to die

It started slow but moved real fast

Losing the present stuck in the past

Chorus:

Hidden in the shell is the man I looked up to

But with every passing day, his mind slips further away

Helplessly we watch, but there's nothing we can do

Nothing we can say, will keep reality at bay

Not much for us to talk, just sit and enjoy the view

We just do what we can no matter the pay, to make sure he's ok

Until the time comes for him to move through

But for today, we just watch him wither away  

Bridge:

And when she passed away

It was a new heartbreak each day

When he heard the news again

It's like the first time right then 

Chorus:

Hidden in the shell is the man I looked up to

But with every passing day, his mind slips further away

Helplessly we watch, but there's nothing we can do

Nothing we can say, will keep reality at bay

Not much for us to talk, just sit and enjoy the view

We just do what we can no matter the pay, to make sure he's ok

Until the time comes for him to move through

But for today, we just watch him wither away  

Songwriter: David Jerome

Wither Lyrics © 2020 David Jerome