Life can be shit but let's examine the alternative,

Never seeing light in the long sleep of death,

And every little bit of defiance that it takes to live,

Means you truly value every single stolen breath.

 

There will be no ever after at the end of the narrative,

Only here and now and then nothing, ever more,

And even when it's bad, it beats the stark alternative,

So squeeze out every drop until you knock upon that door.

 

So yes life can be shit, but it sure beats the alternative,

And even when you feel that the dark is all that's left,

Remember every stolen breath can lead to the superlative,

So steal as many as you can and revel in the theft.