And I felt myself going, I was in a great deal of pain
It was a very frightening experience, I began to slip
I just started to feel myself going, and I remember trying to hold on
I'll be ok, I'll be ok, and it got to a point where I just couldn't
And everything began to just become very quiet
And I can remember with every ounce of strength I had
I wanted to say goodbye to my wife, it was important to me
And I did, I remember just turning my head and looking at her and saying
I'm gonna die, goodbye Joan, and I did
It was then that I experienced
Experienced what we call a near-death experience
For me there was nothing near about it, it was there
It was a total immersion in light, brightness, warmth, peace, security
I did not have an out-of-body-experience
I did not see my body or anyone about me
I just immediately went into this beautiful bright light
It's difficult to describe, as a matter of fact it's impossible to describe
Verbally it cannot be expressed, it’s something which becomes you
And you become it
I could say that I was peace, I was love, I was the brightness
It was part of me

Goodbye my friend
Love will never end
And I feel like you
And I breathe all truth

Love is the life, breath of all I see
Love is the true light inside of me
And I know you somehow
As I hold you in my heart, in my heart
(Sense following me)
There's a fire in the sky, and I know it's you
There's a light that's so bright, and I know it's you, I know it's you
And I dream like you
And I believe in truth

For I was always there
I will always be there

It's just so beautiful
It was eternity, it's like I was always there
And I will always be there, that my existence on earth was just a very brief, instant
I could say that I was peace, I was love, I was the brightness, it was part of me

[Joe Geraci, 1981]