Sting - so to speak

수술과 치료로 삶을 연장하는 것이 의미가 있는지 고민하며, 삶의 진정한 목적은 사랑과 연민을 통해 발견된다고 말한다
고통과 투쟁 대신, 사랑이 전하는 위대함이 진정한 힘임을 알리고, 결국 영원한 사랑을 추구해야 한다고 강조한다

They're seriously saying it's prolonging me life
If I'll only submit to the surgical knife?
But what are the odds on a month or a week?
When the betting shop's closing its doors, so to speak
When you're tied to a pump and a breathing machine
With their X-rays and probes and their monitor screens
And they'll wake you up hungry, saying "How do you feel?"
And then you're stuffed full of pills and a barium meal
Prolonging me life? Now that's some kind of joke
I'd be laughing me head off and I'd probably choke
The spirit's still willing but the rest of me's weak
Now the bets are all off and the prospects look bleak
When you're laid like a piece of old meat on the slab
And they'll cut and they'll slice, and they'll poke and they'll jab
And they'll grill ye and burn ye, and they'll wish ye good health
With their radium, chemo and God knows what else?
Well you can't fault the science, though the logic is weak
Is it really an eternal life we should seek?
That ship has sailed
That ship has already sailed, so to speak
Our mission is more than a struggle for breath
For a few extra rounds in a fight to the death
When our mission is love, and compassion and grace
It's not a test of endurance, or a marathon race
For love is the sabre, and love is the shield
Love is the only true power we wield
An eternal love is all you should seek