So this is the day of the dead

Of St. Jude and the lady of Guadeloupe

Apples and oranges

And silver coins for ghosts to gamble with

Marigolds and candles

This is birth and this is death

All in the same breath


We all lose one another along the way


So this is the day of the dead

Bound by love unbound by flesh

This is for those who have gone before

Flower petals falling on the altar

This is just a gift

This is birth and this is death

All in the same breath


We all lose one another along the way