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a man died and left behind a widow and a child/ oh, that was all the man left behind him/ oh, not another thing did he leave when he died/ his grave was left unmarked; there was not a single gravestone
the widow died and left behind the child and a flower/ oh, that was all the widow left behind her/ oh, not another thing did she leave when she died/ her clothes had turned to dust; there was not a single garment
the child died and left behind his legs, a twisted tangle/ oh, that was all the child left behind him/ oh, not another thing did he leave when he died/ his tears had dried to dust; there was not a single memory
a soldier died and left behind the pieces of his rifle/ oh, that was all the soldier left behind him/ oh, not another thing did he leave when he died/ the Earth was still at war; there was no sign of peace there
and now in this empty world there's only you and me/ oh, we are all the people left behind them/ oh, not another thing did they leave when they died/ just you and me alive; not another soul remains here
when history died it left behind today and tomorrow/ oh, that was all that history left behind/ oh, not another thing did it leave when it died/ today, this shining day, not another thing remains here
(Shuntaro Tanigawa "all that the man left behind when he died")