Certainty

[Verse 1]
There are more people alive now than have ever lived
I read that somewhere and instantly thought it impossible
But if it were to be true I wonder that
If we keep living this fast, no-one will have time to die

[Verse 2]
I've met people whose lovers died in war
And I've wondered what this helplessness could be like
One minute there's a whole life entwined with yours
And the next, just a space and scattered clues

[Verse 3]
When I watch old films in which animals appear
I get sad because those animals are certainly dead now
And that certainty prompts my private epitaph
And I have to say it out loud
"That dog is dead, that cat is dead, that horse is dead..."