Faust, Midas, and Myself Lyrics

Lyric discussion by born2xl 

Cover art for Faust, Midas, and Myself lyrics by Switchfoot

"One life left to leave" is a reminder that this life is short - you'll be leaving all the gold someday, so lead your life in a way that counts for something worth more than material things which won't matter when you die (or "leave").

Its the same idea as the lyric in "Awakening" where Jon sings "I wanna live like I know what I'm leaving" and in "Circles" where he completes it with "I've left all that I've wanted to leave". Its interesting how Jon scatters similar things throughout the album. Like for example, the idea of "spinning circles" is not just in "Circles" but also in LYLBS.