Walk through a Cemetary
Will it hurt when I leave
Out of this dark and into light?
What lies beyond I can’t conceive
Just spread my wings to take flight.
I need this chance out of open doors
Make my wish to the vast blue skies.
I fall, I’ll survive, one hundred floors
Snow will descend like a chorus of sighs.
Lives are ashes – so dead and dull
Souls are resting, spirits long forgot.
Seared to a tree – a barren skull
Reminder to us – don’t be what we’re not.
Gray stones stand out amidst pale green grass
Night sets in, with it a ghostly chill
Maybe they’re out there – I feel them pass
The thickening mist can’t hold my will.
The peace of the dead, as I alone stand
Under a lone chestnut I remember.
Atop a hill we stood hand in hand
Watching the sunrise of September.
Tonight once again – I walk among the dead
Their still silence, solemn beauty brings peace.
So quiet, this resting place banishes dread
A last look back – then over the fence I leave.
Out of this dark and into light?
What lies beyond I can’t conceive
Just spread my wings to take flight.
I need this chance out of open doors
Make my wish to the vast blue skies.
I fall, I’ll survive, one hundred floors
Snow will descend like a chorus of sighs.
Lives are ashes – so dead and dull
Souls are resting, spirits long forgot.
Seared to a tree – a barren skull
Reminder to us – don’t be what we’re not.
Gray stones stand out amidst pale green grass
Night sets in, with it a ghostly chill
Maybe they’re out there – I feel them pass
The thickening mist can’t hold my will.
The peace of the dead, as I alone stand
Under a lone chestnut I remember.
Atop a hill we stood hand in hand
Watching the sunrise of September.
Tonight once again – I walk among the dead
Their still silence, solemn beauty brings peace.
So quiet, this resting place banishes dread
A last look back – then over the fence I leave.