Memories are a precious thing

The record of our lives and the evidence of our existence,
When we lose them, we lose ourselves

We float in a dark, lonely abyss
Without the slightest clue of
What we've done, where we've been and what we've overcome

Our loved ones become strangers
The person you once knew is gone

An empty shell is all that remains,
Of your best friend, your role model, your rock

The person there for every first, every fail and every day in between

Disappeared forever, never coming back

The greatest personalities of the greatest generations
Fade away, as the past melts into the past

And the skeleton sitting in their skin
Is only a shadow of those memories

The moments you swear you’ll never forgot,
But always, eventually, will