© 2022 All Rights Reserved Janice Merritt, Bud Merritt & Peter Fulham
Janice: vocals, melody, progression & arrangement
Bud: lyric, arrangement, photo, videography, mix & mastering
Peter: guitars & arrangement
As we wander around 200 year old abandoned cemeteries (for which we are likely the first visitors in many years) we find ourselves reflecting on the lives of those who sadly are known only by a dash between two dates or have no marker at all.
Verse 1
hidden deep in the forest lies an abandoned cemetery
it’s crumbling walls hold the graves of those long deceased
they are barely seen beneath vines and fallen branches
do their souls rest in peace?
Refrain
like faded rainbows arcs of life hang above
they hold good, evil, hate and love
Verse 2
the few headstones offer little more than a name and two dates
stories of life between those years remain unknown
sometimes there’re brief sentiments that speak to character
are they true even written in stone?
Refrain
like faded rainbows arcs of life hang above
they hold good, evil, hate and love
Bridge
gone and forgotten
gone and forgotten
Solo
Verse 3
many graves have no stone, no marker, no beginning, no ending
they are known only by a slight depression in the ground
ashes to ashes and dust to dust
are they still eternity bound?
Refrain
like faded rainbows arcs of life hang above
they hold good, evil, hate and love
© 2022 All Rights Reserved J. Merritt, B. Merritt & P. Fulham
Janice: vocals, melody, progression & arrangement
Bud: lyric, arrangement, photo, videography, mix & mastering
Peter: guitars & arrangement
As we wander around 200 year old abandoned cemeteries (for which we are likely the first visitors in many years) we find ourselves reflecting on the lives of those who sadly are known only by a dash between two dates or have no marker at all.
Verse 1
hidden deep in the forest lies an abandoned cemetery
it’s crumbling walls hold the graves of those long deceased
they are barely seen beneath vines and fallen branches
do their souls rest in peace?
Refrain
like faded rainbows arcs of life hang above
they hold good, evil, hate and love
Verse 2
the few headstones offer little more than a name and two dates
stories of life between those years remain unknown
sometimes there’re brief sentiments that speak to character
are they true even written in stone?
Refrain
like faded rainbows arcs of life hang above
they hold good, evil, hate and love
Bridge
gone and forgotten
gone and forgotten
Solo
Verse 3
many graves have no stone, no marker, no beginning, no ending
they are known only by a slight depression in the ground
ashes to ashes and dust to dust
are they still eternity bound?
Refrain
like faded rainbows arcs of life hang above
they hold good, evil, hate and love
© 2022 All Rights Reserved J. Merritt, B. Merritt & P. Fulham