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Deathbed Lyrics Artist(Band):Relient K
Covering me I can't believe this is the end But this is my deathbed I lie here alone If I close my eyes tonight I know I'll be home The year was nineteen forty one I was eight years old and Far far too young To know that the stories Of battles and glory Was a tale a kind mother Made up for her son You see Dad was a traveling preacher Teaching the words of the Teacher But mother had sworn He went off to the war And died there with honor Somewhere on a beach there But he left once to never return Which taught me that I should unlearn Whatever I thought a father should be I abandoned that thought Like he abandoned me By forty seven I was fourteen I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine I smoked until I threw up Yet I still lit 'em up for thirty more years Like a machine So right there you have it That one filthy habit Is what got me where I am today I can smell the death on the sheets Covering me I can't believe this is the end I can hear those sad memories Still haunting me So many things I'd do again But this is my deathbed I lie here alone If I close my eyes tonight I know I'll be home I got married on my twenty first Eight months before my wife would give birth It's easier to be sure you love someone When her father inquires with the barrel of a gun The union was far from harmonious No two people could have been more alone than us The years would go by and she'd love someone else And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself From there it's your typical spiel Yeah if life was a highway I was drunk at the wheel I was helping the loose ends All fall apart Yeah I swear I was destined to fail And fail from the start I bowled about six times a week The bottle of Beam kept the memories from me Our marriage had taken a seven-ten split Along with my pride the ex-wife took the kids I can smell the death on the sheets Covering me I can't believe this is the end I can hear those sad memories Still haunting me So many things I'd do again But this is my deathbed I lie here alone If I close my eyes tonight I know I'll be home I was so scared of Jesus But He sought me out Like the cancer in my lungs That's killing me now And I've given up hope On the days I have left But I cling to the hope Of my life in the next Then Jesus showed up Said "Before we go" "I thought that we might reminisce" "See one night in your life" "When you turned out the light" "You asked for and prayed for my forgiveness" You cried wolf The tears they soaked your fur The blood dripped from your fangs You said, "What have I done?" You loved that lamb With every sinful bone And there you wept alone Your heart was so contrite You said, "Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes Sanctify this withered heart of mine Stay with me until my life is through And on that day please take me home with you" I can smell the death on the sheets Covering me I can't believe this is the end I can hear You whisper to me, "It's time to leave You'll never be lonely again" But this was my deathbed I died there alone When I closed my eyes tonight You carried me home [Jon Foreman of Switchfoot sings, as the voice of Jesus:] I am the Way Follow Me And take My hand And I am the Truth Embrace Me and you'll understand And I am the Light And for Me you'll live again For I am Love I am Love I, I am Love If you find some error in Deathbed Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to John for submitting the lyrics. Review about Deathbed God's Amazing! | Reviewer: Caity | 7/6/2008 I listened to this song once and liked it. But I wasn't really listening to the words, i thought it had a nice tune and cool rhymes. So I put it in one of my play lists in iTunes that I just put on in the background. But just recently I went on a long country road trip. I was listening to my iPod, and this song came on, and so I listened to it, to the words and it meant something. I played it quite a number of times through, and every single time I played it I got something new from it. Especially the bit where he asks for forgiveness, and then at the very end about the Way Truth and Life, and He is love! I never thought that an eleven minute song could be so good! Lol I love God! XD God's Amazing! | Reviewer: Caity | 7/6/2008 Every single time I play this song, I get something new from it. Especially the bit where he asks for forgiveness, and then at the very end about the Way, Truth and Life, and He is love! I love God! I can't help but think of the verse John 3:20 "For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed." Pretty much people who do all the bad stuff are scared of Jesus because they don't want their bad stuff to be exposed. I thought of that when the song went "I was so scared of Jesus but He sought me out..." What do you think? WOW!!!! | Reviewer: God's Daughter | 2/18/2008 I can't stop listening to this song! It's freaking amazing! I never thought that i would like such a long song. Usually I like my songs short and sweet. But not this one... haha i really love this song. My favorite part is the part about the wolf. Why don't you think about what it's saying the next time you listen to it. GOD BLESS EMERY!!! | Reviewer: nayeli | 12/10/2007 i just want to congradulate you guys...YOUR SONGS ARE FREAKING AWESOME!!!...i only with the whole world would know about you guys' music..i support you guys all the way!!..god bless and take care beautiful song | Reviewer: fisherMen knight | 11/5/2007 absolutely a beautiful song! especially the part with Jesus, remembering this person to that one night... Let us also ask forgiveness for our sins, so that we shall be never lonely again after our deathbed too. Blessings, a dutch fishermen stunning. | Reviewer: katie | 10/30/2007 so i listen to this nearly everyday.the way matt t. can use his voice to convey God's awesomeness really affects you. Relient k has such brilliant analogies and the switchfoot part totally hit it home for me. whenever i hear this song it reminds me of how we all mess up and fall so short of God's glory, yet how graceful He is to us. My favorite lines are when God is talking about how you'll never be lonely again. It's amazing how such few words can bring you to your knees in worship. Relient K=AMAZING | Reviewer: Vivian | 10/27/2007 These guys are sooo good.Them and Switchfoot are what makes me listen to Christian music. They are punk, but soo good. I'm one of those ppl who no one would have ever thought would listen to rock. But these guys are worth it. I need to pick up this CD. changed my life | Reviewer: Jonathan | 10/7/2007 Ok, first of all, every time i listen to this song, i tear up. I always just think of me in my darkest or saddest moment in life, and i look up to see Jesus smiling at me and holding out his hand... simply amazing. but anyways, yeah. i know God used this song to change me... Wow! | Reviewer: Jean Labuschagne | 10/1/2007 I just heard this song for the first time. And was moved. I love hearin about people relying on God. The comparison to a wolf really strikes me. So often we are like wolves wen we abuse our forgiveness. I was so touched to read all the other reactions:) what a song | Reviewer: Jeff | 9/7/2007 unlike some who have previously posted i listened to this the first time i got it. i wasn't really paying attention though. it cought my attention when i heard about Smoking alcohol and all the bad things, and i was thinking it doesn't sound like relient K, but i listened closer and i was able to understand it. I must say i did cry as i was listening to it. my favorite line is "I can hear You whisper to me, 'It's time to leave You'll never be lonely again'" it is the most amazing thing to here for me as i just started college and alone even though i am not on my deathbed, i still have Jesus being there for me at all times. i ultimately love this song Review By Pages: 1 2 Review the song Deathbed The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  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