Paul Bell

Death Tunes

 

Dead people only cry at night

Only in the night

Frozen tears leave the living

Stranded by the light

Graveyards are full of names

That keeps the mourners busy

Time stands still for a while

Laughter takes a break

Today, they’ll drink a toast

To the longest ever wake

Sad tunes play to ghosts

As the night dances by

Memories begin their journey

Flowing to the sky

Tears begin to wane

As the distant star shines bright

You look back for the final time

Hoping for that sign

But time has gone now

Moved further down the line

Waiting for the chosen

Dying in the night

Words are spoken

The final epitaph

Time to say goodbye

They walk away for the final time

Crying in the night

Tomorrow starts the journey

To another losing fight.