How Far Away

how far away are we from death
the ocean deep, just one more breath
just one more thought and we're away
we all must leave, no one can stay -

how far away are we from love
the trees, the sea, the sky above
the ones we know and those we meet
both the sour and the sweet -

how far away are we from who
we were before we knew
who we are about to be
when we leave when we're set free -

how far away are we from now
our thoughts race on and back somehow
flitting through what we've become
still within we are all one -

how far away are we from breath
when air is all that we have left
between alive and moving on
beyond beyond, where we have gone -

how far away am I from you
and you from me and all those who
come and go as we arise
rubbing sleep from tired eyes -

how far away are we from death
the ocean deep, just one more breath
just one more thought and we're away
we all must leave, no one can stay ...