Woke up all alone, a bed that's cold and sterile With nothing of my own Bombarded and explored by faces unfamiliar Intrusions uncondoned Cruel thoughts in brief but lucid moments I'm losing all I've gathered all my years I wonder why these strangers look so sullen I wonder what I've done to cause their tears Swirling in my head, scenes and random memories Things I might have said Some of them are clear but none of them involving Those beside my bed I thought the golden years were for reflecting I thought I'd teach my grandson how to cast I thought I'd be the fireside storyteller I thought that I would revel in my past Waking only to see The shell of a man I used to be Save me, I don't want to be A shell of a man Confidence, autonomy Taken for granted till they leave Serenity I counted on Was mine for a moment now it's gone Today I'm not alone She sparks a distant memory Someone I might have known She fills me in on things we did together She says she's loved me since the day we met She says that even if I don't remember She will never let herself forget Waking only to see The shell of a man I used to be Save me, I don't want to be A shell of a man Waking only to see The shell of a man I used to be Save me, I don't want to be A shell of a man A shell of a man