Lyrics
[Intro]
[CHORUS]
Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.
[Solo A]
[VERSE 1]
We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –
[Drop]
[VERSE 2]
We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –
[VERSE 3]
Or rather – He passed Us –
[Solo B]
The Dews drew quivering and Chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –
[Solo B continues]
[CHORUS]
Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.
[Solo C]
[VERSE 4]
We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –
[Bridge]
[VERSE 5]
Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity –
[Solo D]
[CHORUS]
Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.
[End]
[Drop]
[VERSE 2]
We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –
[VERSE 3]
Or rather – He passed Us –
[Solo B]
The Dews drew quivering and Chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –
[Solo B continues]
[CHORUS]
Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.
[Solo C]
[VERSE 4]
We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –
[Bridge]
[VERSE 5]
Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity –
[Solo D]
[CHORUS]
Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.
[End]
[Intensity increases]
[CHORUS]
Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.
[Solo C]
[VERSE 4]
We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –
[Bridge]
[VERSE 5]
Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity –
[Solo D]
[CHORUS]
Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.
[End]
And Immortality.
[piano solo outro]