it was the cold sweat   the last breath   the only questions we have left   oh how can it go down like this   before we drift away   but tell me how can it go down like this   before i get to say      please take me swiftly   cuz i won't wait the reaper   who takes me to the waters   won't pay the boatman   and i can't take the pressure   of the river rolling over   can't swim to dry land   so make my time come quickly   please take me swiftly      no sickness   don't you burn me down, no   don't tease ?our pains ladders?      frozen like a ?medic? picture   in a healthy frame of mind   and remember mother's separate wishes   of the world we leave behind      please take me swiftly   cuz i won't wait the reaper   who takes me to the water   won't pay the boatman   and i can't take the pressure   of the river rolling over   can't swim to dry land   so make my time come quickly   please take me swiftly      la la la la la la la la      please take me swiftly   cuz i won't wait the reaper   who takes me to the waters   won't pay the boatman   and i can't take the pressure   of the river rolling over   won't swim to dry land   so make my time come quickly   please take me