Got a postcard
A postcard from a better place
And it read,
I wish you were here.
I wish you were…
And the soundtrack,
The soundtrack from a better night
And it sang,
I wish you were here,
You should have stayed here.

As life leaves my eyes I realize I must have died
It looks like I didn't make it through the night
I never got to say goodbye
I'll never get to say anything at all again to a world
That barely knew I was alive
Sing a requiem for me
Make it sad but sweet
A song about release
A minor key symphony

Found a letter
A letter from a dear old friend
And it said,
I wish you were here
I wish you were…
And a prayer
A prayer in a familiar voice
And she wept,
I wish you were here
Why can't you be here?

As life leaves my eyes I realize I must have died
It looks like I didn't make it through the night
I never got to say goodbye
I'll never get to say anything at all again to a world
That barely knew I was alive
Sing a requiem for me
Make it sad but sweet
A song about release
A minor key symphony

I got your flowers today
So perfectly arranged
With a card attached,
“I'm sorry you could not stay”
They came a little late
I had to wait til they died
There's no tears up here,
But I'm sure that I would have cried.

To everyone I've loved
To all who once loved me,
I never meant to leave…

I never got to say goodbye
I'll never get to say anything at all again to a world
That barely knew I was alive
Sing a requiem for me
Make it sad but sweet
A song about release
A minor key symphony
Sing a requiem for me
Make it sad but sweet
A song about release,
A minor key symphony.