Cempasúchil Nights

I follow candlelight through the sleeping street

Merry-go-petals at my tired feet

The night opens softly, a silver door

And every step I take leads home once more

I hear your names in the evening air

And bring its calls and offerings laid with care

The little flames tremble, but they do not fade

They hold the love their time has made

I'm coming home

Through the merry gold road

With a heart full of men warming

Heavy and gold

Where the living and the living meet in light

I carry your laughter into the night

I'm coming home

I'm coming home to candle glow

I'm never alone

Your photograph rests by the bread and wine

Your favorite song still circles my mind

I leave my sorrow where the altar blooms

And let your blessing fill the room

I'm coming home through the marigold road

With a heart full of memories

Heavy and cold

Where the living and believing meet in light

I carry your laughter into the night

I'm coming home

I'm coming home

True candle glow

I'm never alone

If I close my eyes

I can feel you near

A tender hand

A familiar cheer

No goodbye lives where the stars can see

You are the flame that returns to me

I'm coming home

Through the marigold road

With a heart full of memory

Heavy and cold

We're the living and the leaving meeting light

I carry your laughter into the night

I'm coming home

C-coming home

Through candle glow

I'm never alone

So I sing your names

As the tone grows slow

And thank the dark

For the love