From death I have learned what it means to be free
Your passing has given me reason to know
I’d never believed it could happen to me
From death I have learned what it means to be free
It’s not some white light or a grand fantasy
There’s only my heart and new wisdom to show
From death I have learned what it means to be free
Your passing has given me reason to know

Your passing has let me see what lies below
the surface of life and our hope for much more
Allowing emotions to nurture and grow
Your passing has let me see what lies below
There always is love and a great deal of woe
We never know what life will place at our door
Your passing has let me see what lies below
the surface of life and our hope for much more

The feelings of life and our hope for much more
The drivers of knowledge and meaning we find
They shake up our insides and rattle our core
The feelings of life and our hope for much more
We wake up each morning and let out a roar
Still knowing that someday we’ll meet you in kind
The feelings of life and our hope for much more
The drivers of knowledge and meaning we find

The drivers of knowledge and meaning we see
Your passing has given me reason to know
It’s only in shadow that light comes to be
The drivers of knowledge and meaning we see
From death I have learned what it means to be free
Empassioned with feelings that give me a glow
The drivers of knowledge and meaning we see
From death I have learned what it means to be free

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