What will death be like
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Death will be unlike the night-times when we lie awake
Death will be unlike the restless nights filled with thoughts of mortality

Death will be unlike the Spanish maracas that rattle Inside your last breath
Death will be unlike the final moments of life, where the sound of maracas symbolize the approaching end

Death will be unlike the Mexican festivals, skeletons Wearing top hats
Death will be unlike the celebrations and imagery of Day of the Dead festivals, where death is dressed up and celebrated

Death will be unlike the brownstone apartments that Dynamite or dereliction collapse
Death will be unlike the destruction and decay of abandoned buildings, symbolizing the fragility of life

Death will be unlike the mandolin the hangman relaxes By playing
Death will be unlike the calmness and ease of the hangman, finding solace in music while carrying out executions

Death will be unlike the Hound of the Baskervilles, Chilling the moors with it's baying
Death will be unlike the haunting presence of the supernatural, as portrayed in the story of the Hound of the Baskervilles

Death will be unlike the British museum, it's bodies From peat bogs and bones
Death will be unlike the display of ancient remains in museums, showcasing the history and inevitability of death

Death will be unlike the curse of the mummy that turns The explorers to stone
Death will be unlike the mythical curse of the mummy, transforming those who disturb it into lifeless statues

Death will be unlike the great roller coaster, a plunge From a boast to a scream
Death will be unlike the thrilling and unpredictable ride of life, with its ups and downs

Death will be unlike mahogany coffins great pianists Play in their wildest strangest dreams
Death will be unlike the final resting places of renowned pianists, where their music continues to exist in dreams

Death will be unlike a garden in autumn where poets can Sit and compose
Death will be unlike the serene atmosphere of an autumn garden, inspiring poets to create their final verses

Death will be unlike the granite memorials where Memories wither in rows
Death will be unlike the cold and permanent gravestones, where memories slowly fade away

Death will be unlike the charge of the Light Brigade Alfred Lord Tennyson rhymed
Death will be unlike the valiant yet tragic battle depicted in Tennyson's poetry, romanticizing the bravery and sacrifice

Death will be unlike the thin piece of paper that Reagan and Gorbachov sign
Death will be unlike the political agreements signed by world leaders, which hold little significance in the face of mortality

Death will be unlike the hospital bedside with Novocain Needles and cards
Death will be unlike the sterile and numb environment of a hospital, where pain is masked by anesthesia and well-wishing cards

Death will be unlike the great day of judgement when God the headmaster presents the awards
Death will be unlike the anticipated day of reckoning, where God acts as the ultimate authority, rewarding and punishing accordingly

Death will be unlike the marriage that bickers 'til Death us do part
Death will be unlike the turbulent and conflict-ridden marriages that persist until death separates the couple

Death will be unlike the dreams of the young man who Sang 'Love will tear us apart'
Death will be unlike the idealistic dreams of a young man who expressed the hardships of love through song

Death will be unlike tv documentaries showing us life From outside
Death will be unlike the detached perspective of television documentaries, observing life from an external viewpoint

Death will be unlike the Buddhist nirvana the moth Seems to seek in the light
Death will be unlike the spiritual enlightenment sought by the moth when it is attracted to the light

Death will be unlike the Cities of crystal they build In a few grains of smack
Death will be unlike the illusory and transient pleasure found in drug addiction, where temporary ecstasy is pursued

Death will be unlike the long picture window the coffin Looks through to a widow in black
Death will be unlike the perspective of the deceased viewing their grieving widow through the window of a coffin

Death will be unlike a room full of spiders all Clinging together and crying
Death will be unlike the eerie and unsettling sight of spiders huddled together, expressing their sorrow

Death will be unlike the wedding guest's story, the Ship drifting lost and the dead sailors sighing
Death will be unlike the haunting tale of a lost ship and the mournful spirits of sailors, experienced by the wedding guest in Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'

Death will be unlike the din in the steeple when Cholera poisons the village
Death will be unlike the chaos and panic that spreads through a village during an outbreak of cholera-induced sickness and death

Death will be unlike the illumination that Tolstoy Provided for poor Ivan Illych
Death will be unlike the profound understanding and enlightenment Tolstoy's writing offered to Ivan Illych as he faced his imminent demise

Death will be unlike the wrinkling sea children glimpse Through the chinks in the boardwalk
Death will be unlike the mysterious and foreboding view of the sea seen by children through the gaps in an old boardwalk

Death will be unlike the magical land of 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe'
Death will be unlike the enchanting and mythical world depicted in C.S. Lewis' 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe'

Death will be unlike the treacherous virus that murders The lovers with aids
Death will be unlike the devastating and deadly virus that tragically takes the lives of lovers, specifically referencing AIDS

Death will be unlike the phantoms of freedom that lead The crowd over the barricades
Death will be unlike the illusory illusions of freedom that manipulate and rally the crowd to revolt against societal barriers

Death will be unlike the night thoughts of 'Late Call' When ministers stop being cosy
Death will be unlike the somber reflections of mortality that arise during moments of contemplation, forcing ministers to confront uncomfortable realities

Death will be unlike 'The Pit and the Pendulum' co- Starring Bela Lugosi
Death will be unlike the harrowing tale of torture depicted in Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum', where Bela Lugosi played a central role in the film adaptation

Death will be unlike the bulge of the mouse inside the Boa constrictor
Death will be unlike the ominous fate of a mouse trapped within the clutches of a constrictor snake, facing imminent demise

Death will be unlike that drunkard the phoenix, so Tight on the moonshine of golden elixirs
Death will be unlike the self-destructive path of a drunkard, addicted to the golden elixirs of alcohol, parallel to the mythical phoenix that rises from its own ashes

Death will be unlike that violent pornography, dear to The Marquis de Sade
Death will be unlike the disturbing and sadistic pornography favored by the Marquis de Sade, emphasizing the contrast between life's extremes and death

Death will be unlike the last stitch of clothing the Stripper discards as her nipples grow hard
Death will be unlike the final act of undressing performed by a stripper, with the hardening of nipples serving as a symbolic transition toward mortality

Death will be unlike the bankrupt, handing over the Keys to his house
Death will be unlike the financial ruin that compels someone to surrender their home, representing the loss of security and stability

Death will be unlike the last day of summer, when Insects grow stupid and swallows fly south
Death will be unlike the transition from summer to autumn, when nature's creatures experience a decline in intelligence and migratory birds depart for warmer climates

Death will be unlike the skull of a merchant that Slants through the portrait by Holbein
Death will be unlike the presence of death symbolized by a merchant's skull depicted at an angle in a painting by Holbein

Death will be unlike that strange proposition on Silence, the Tractatus of Wittgenstein
Death will be unlike the enigmatic concept of silence explored in Wittgenstein's Tractatus, highlighting the philosophical nature of death

Death will be unlike your holiday snaps when the camera Lets in the light
Death will be unlike the captured memories in holiday photographs, where the camera represents the temporary glimpse into life's moments

Death will be unlike the honest-but-cold-blooded bank Clerk whose hobby is homicide
Death will be unlike the seemingly ordinary bank clerk with hidden murderous desires, showcasing the unpredictable and sinister nature of death

Death will be unlike the hands of the clock, coming Together at midnight
Death will be unlike the synchronicity of clock hands meeting at midnight, marking the passage of time and the inevitability of death

Death will be unlike the grim amputations of medical Students larking on rag night
Death will be unlike the macabre activities performed by medical students during their playful and rebellious celebrations, which involve simulated amputations

Death will be unlike the hijacker's voice in the heads Of air traffic controllers
Death will be unlike the terror instigated by the voice of a hijacker infiltrating the thoughts of air traffic controllers, representing the sudden and life-threatening chaos

Death will be unlike the sea as it thunders on Liv Ullman vanishing under the rollers
Death will be unlike the unforgiving power of the sea, exemplified by the actress Liv Ullman disappearing beneath the crashing waves

Death will be unlike the abbey the pilgrims all saw When they prayed
Death will be unlike the mystical and sacred abbey witnessed by pilgrims during their acts of devotion

Death will be unlike the unholy land at the end of the Children's Crusade
Death will be unlike the tragic outcome of the Children's Crusade, where innocence and hope are lost in the pursuit of a misguided cause

Death will be unlike the hell in Huis Clos Mr Sartre Informs is just other people
Death will be unlike the existential anguish depicted in Sartre's 'No Exit', where the torment is derived from the presence and judgment of others

Death will be unlike the travelling salesman who woke Up one morning transformed to a beetle
Death will be unlike the surreal metamorphosis experienced by the traveling salesman in Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis', where he wakes up as an insect

Death will be unlike 2001, the room at the end of the Ride
Death will be unlike the enigmatic and transcendent journey portrayed in Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey', culminating in an unknown destination

Death will be unlike the wrath that Charles Bronson let Loose on the Lower East Side
Death will be unlike the violent and vengeful actions of the fictional vigilante Charles Bronson, targeting crime in the Lower East Side

Death will be unlike the House of the Shades the dog Cerberus guarded for Hades his master
Death will be unlike the realm of the dead ruled by Hades, guarded by the three-headed dog Cerberus, emphasizing the separation between life and the afterlife

And death will be unlike that lesson on Infallibility, The Chernobyl disaster
Death will be unlike the catastrophic event of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, serving as a reminder of the fallibility of human beings

And death will be unlike the empty career of the temp's Vacillations gone permanent
Death will be unlike the meaningless and transient nature of a temporary worker's career, where uncertainty becomes a permanent state

Death will be unlike the unlucky omens the clairvoyant Reads in the meaningless firmament
Death will be unlike the foreboding signs and predictions interpreted by a clairvoyant, within the vast and insignificant expanse of the universe

In the meaningless firmament
In the vast and purposeless expanse of the universe

What will death (what will death) Be like? (be like?)
Asking the rhetorical question about the true nature and experience of death

What will death (what will death) Be like? (be like?)
Asking the repetitive rhetorical question about the true nature and experience of death