Until the End of This Line lyrics

I keep putting off the only certainty I have I pretend the clock on the wall isn't my time I set meetings, set goals, set a whole lot of nothing While the end approaches with no set time No one wants to talk about death at the table, at lunch They pretend it's rare, that it only strikes the elderly But it lives within every breath It's the framework that gives meaning to my existence It's not about dying, it's about knowing I'm going to It's not giving up, it's the clarity that remains When I face the end, I stop putting life off Only those who know it ends choose what makes the journey worthwhile To be is to die it's not a sentence, it's a compass To be is to die all I have left is the choice I don't have time to live a lie I am the time I have left until the end of this line I lived for years on autopilot, dreaming someone else's dream Following someone else's schedule, pretending that was my face Until the memory of death knocked on the door one day And asked me: Is this your life, or is it escape and cowardice? I won't pretend anymore that I have time to spare Every choice I make today is the last one I'll make The anguish of death isn't weakness it's an invitation To stop living like a zombie and become who I choose to be It's not about dying it's about knowing I'm going It's not giving up it's the clarity that remains When I face the end, I stop putting life on hold Only those who know it ends choose what makes the journey worthwhile To be is to die it's not a sentence, it's a compass To be is to die all I have left is the choice I don't have time to live a lie I am the time I have left until the end of this line Tick Tock Every Second counts I'm not afraid of the end, I'm afraid of reaching it empty I'm afraid of having lived my life in a hollow way So today I choose, with the clock ticking To be whole in this short time I have left to live To live is to die it's not a sentence, it's a compass To live is to die all I have left is the choice I don't have time to live a lie I am the time I have left until the end of this line Until the end of this line