Nathan Hui-Yi - goodbye grandpa Lyrics

Twist and turn as the light go out
Lights and sirens up the highway as the world goes south
His eyes closed but he knows and he moves his mouth
Tries to say goodbye but the words won't come out

To the rest of us at home
It's an ordinary night
Live our lives oblivious to our neighbours' lives
As they turn the ox' to 10 and he fights for his life
And his family gather round and they cry and they cry

Then the doctor shakes his head
"Nothing more we can do"
But they still want all the tests
Even though it's no use
Where you born and where you die
We don't get to choose
And we wonder where his soul gonna journey to

And he wonders too
After all he's been through
Whether life was what was promised or if he'd been duped
And I wonder if all the petty things that mattered to you
Is what matters when you drift away and face the truth?

And I wonder about the good times that we shared
And I wonder who'd be there or who'd even care
Not your boss, not your bank, not your shiny career
So why do we spend so much on what disappears?

So why do we spend so much on what disappears?
So why do we spend so much on what disappears?
So why do we spend so much on what disappears?

2AM at the hospital bed
Machines beep and he groans so they give him more meds
They try to make him swallow
But he chokes on them
Is it time to say goodbye?
But I can't let go yet

My aunt holds a vigil and my uncle repents
Cos they wonder if their sins caused these current events
I pray God bless them both
They never leave his bed
Cos God I can't bear to see him hurting like this

Frail, pale and suffering
All the family worrying
Doctors always hurrying
Don't ever get to talk to them
Hospital always bustling
No-one got time to listen
And that doctor's only 18
How could he comfort them?

We already lost my sister, man
Guilt, shame carrying
Wanna do the best for them
But letting go is best for him
Be strong for my cousins
But behind the scenes I'm crying fam
Maybe I should have flown there and been there by his side
But there's a time to live
And a time to die
And we know Grandma waiting on the other side
Waiting patiently for us to say our goodbyes
As he draws his breath
For the last time

For the last time
For the last time
For the last time
For the last time
And we know Grandma waiting on the other side
Waiting patiently for us to say our goodbyes
As he draws his breath
For the last time