Forever Came Too Soon -

While Herbert's album is the most prominent "paper" or work with this exact title, other artists have used similar themes:

The lyrics are written from the perspective of someone facing their own mortality (dying from cancer) and attempting to come to terms with the fact that their "forever" is ending much earlier than expected. Forever Came Too Soon

Herbert wrote the song after the death of his uncle, who he considered a second father, from cancer. While Herbert's album is the most prominent "paper"

A track that also focuses on broken promises and the pain of an early goodbye in a relationship. who he considered a second father