Why does the sun go on shining?
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don’t they know, it’s the end of the world
’Cause you don’t love me anymore
Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don’t they know, it’s the end of the world
It ended when I lost your love
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything’s the same as it was
I can’t understand
No, I can’t understand
How life goes on the way it does
Why does my heart go on beating?
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
Don’t they know, it’s the end of the world
It ended when you said goodbye
— The End of The World (1962), sung by Skeeter Davis (1931–2004)
Makassar, August 25th, 2022
102, 22.15 — when people disappear, when memories appear
