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Because I Could Not Stop For Death (2016)

from Because I Could Not Stop For Death (2016) by Jonathan Killstring

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Collaboration with a dead woman. But a brilliant one! She definitely brought more life to the project.

Make of that what you will.

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Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –

Or rather – He passed us


We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then – ‘tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses’ Heads
Were toward Eternity –

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from Because I Could Not Stop For Death (2016), released March 29, 2016
Music: Killstring
Lyrics: Emily Dickenson

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Jonathan Killstring Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jonathan Killstring is a musician based out of Ypsilanti. He spent years as touring support for several bands, years as a concert promoter, and seconds on this bio.

He writes for RPGs and creates software backend integrations, but that is not particularly relevant here.
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