I was awakened last night from a terrible dream
The nurse said that she had heard me scream
And as she wiped away the dripping sweat
She spoke to me with words of content

She held my hand until I was calm
And I touched her face with my trembling palm
And through the night she stayed by my side
Comforting me in my dying time

I often cry myself to sleep at night
Knowing I can no longer fight
I’ve come to realize
This will be my ultimate demise

Experimental treatments keep me alive
Watching day-to-day how long I survive
Pierce another IV into my skin
It’s time for another treatment to begin

Doctors search in vainly for a cure
In my lifetime, I’m sure it won’t occur
Look around, my treatment, it’s evident
I’ve just become a fucking experiment

Inject more morphine into my veins
For awhile it takes away the pain
I need more each time to subside my cries
On my way to my ultimate demise

God prove to me if you exist
I’ve lost all my faith and confidence
Where are you father when I need you most
And the help of your son and the holy ghost

I can’t believe that something is so divine
It leaves me to die here upon this sterile shrine
If you’re out there, answer this prayer
Take me now, I’ve had all I can bear

Bring in the priest for my last rites
I feel myself slipping as he recites
My life flashes before my eyes
This is my ultimate demise