Say Uncle Lyrics - Waking Hour - Vienna Teng

Everyone agrees it came too soon 

It was only meant to be an intersection 

You kept fear of death in back pocket of your jeans 

In the palm of your hand, affection 

It came like a sudden gust of wind 

Leaving them, bewildered, to ask how 

I recall last time we met you said we'd meet again 

The irony is only bitter now 

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These days everyone cries, "say uncle" 

They want to touch your spirit lest it die 

For this your sons and widow gather with us at the table 

To form a healing circle for our new demise 

These days everyone cries, "say uncle" 

I retrieve the memories quickly as I can 

Add them to the portrait we all draw in our minds 

Your body gone, we shall keep the man 

I close my eyes and hope they do not fade 

These remnants of a voice and of a smile 

Images of landscape cloaked in forest green 

Like your life unfolding mile by mile 

A fierce embrace, a word of thanks 

A cheerful whistle and hours in a van 

Somehow these pieces must bring back the man you were 

Though the ocean claims your ashes on the sand 

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These days everyone cries, "say uncle" 

They want to touch your spirit lest it die 

For this your sons and widow gather with us at the table 

To form a healing circle for our new demise 

These days everyone cries, "say uncle" 

I retrieve the memories quickly as I can 

Add them to the portrait we all draw in our minds 

Your body gone, we shall keep the man 

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