Arcs Of LifeAs we wander around 200 year old cemeteries (for which we are likely the first visitors in many years) we find ourselves reflecting the lives of those who sadly are known only by a dash between two dates or have no marker at all. 
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Arcs of life

Verse 1
hidden deep in the forest lies an abandoned cemetery 
its 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

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