The Other Side

from Man of Insignificance by Sam Sharples

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It's funny that I burned down
All my bridges as I crossed them
Now I've only myself to meet my needs
And it's funny that a heart attack
Left a hero helpless
Years of battle training
now I'm on my knees

Now I lie here
Pondering my final hour
And I fear
What's on the other side

It's funny that I never wanted happy endings
Until it came time for me to learn my own
It's funny how a deathbed
Makes philosophy important
So much about the afterlife that I don't know

Now I lie here
Pondering my final hour
And I fear
What's on the other side
And now I lie here
A man of insignificance
And I fear
It's for nothing that I will die

I turn my head to footsteps approaching
And I see a face I don't want to see
The man who I had freed from his possessions
Was standing tall over me
And 'Who do you think you are?'
He said 'You know what you deserve
Though you took from me all of my blessings
I want to remove your curse'

He clutched my hand and told me help was on the way
Though the ambulance would be too late
The words he said next turned night to day

He said 'Though you live your life in solitude
There's a God who always watches you
Though we killed his Son, He paid the price
For all the evil things we do
And for years, my life was meaningless
But his love has set me free
And his love for you
Though you never knew
Is as much as it is for me

Let Him be the ruler
Of these ruins of your life
And you will find a purpose
When you reach the other side'

Now I lie here
I give to Him my final hour
And I kneel
My soul before its King
And now I lie here
A peace replacing emptiness
And I feel
This is how it's meant to be

And as my stream of conscious goes
My life's finally turning out
The way He wanted

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from Man of Insignificance, released September 1, 2015

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