Crescendo

The flowers by your bed
Are faded brown but once were red
And your hair like petals fell
But at the time no one could tell
I thought the end belonged to me
I chose my words so carefully
When it came time to let them out
I didn't whisper, didn't shout

But words can't reveal
A moment so real
Just an eye through the curtain
And I'm finally certain it's true
The end belongs to you

Despite your fight it's through
And like a whistled melody
You'll keep coming back to me
But at the end of your song
I could not sing along
Turned my face to the window
Meanwhile your crescendo behind
First over the line

What belongs to us
The body or the dust
It's the ashes and the flame
Keep me looking back again
And what's left to sing
Is a curious thing
I'm denying the end
Though your silent crescendo is true
The end belongs to you