Flicker

I still have my fingers
But I lost my way
If I'm patient
Will you know my name?
I'll linger in pictures
After my last day
Life was just a flicker
Oh, I wish I could stay

When I'm gone
Don't weep for me
Don't weep for me
Weep for the children
Left with nothing to eat
Weep for the oceans
Down at your feet
Weep for you brothers and sisters
Cold in the streets
Just don't weep for me
Don't weep for me

Cause I still have my fingers
To grip you tight
As one son grows bigger
Another won't last the night
A daughter's first whisper
One man's last fight
Oh, life is just a flicker
In a blinding light

So when I'm gone
Don't weep for me
Don't weep for me
Weep for the soldiers
That don't make it home
Weep for the mothers
The brave left alone
Weep for the helpless and stricken
Sick to the bone

Just don't weep for me
Don't weep for me