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​© 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

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