Lanterns in the Graveyard

Under lantern light, I wander slow

Through rows of stone where cold winds blow

The moon is pale, the night is deep

And every shadow wakes from sleep

I hear the gravel breathe my name

A distant pulse, a ghostly flame

Lantern light, guide me through

The graveyard mist, the silver dew

Lead my steps where secrets hide

With pest silence past the lies

Lantern light do not see part

Carry me to the buried heart

Of the dark where answers stay

'Til the dead reveal the way

Black roses lean against the fence

As if they know what all this meant

The hot black rain, the organ sighs

A thousand watches in disguise

I trace the carvings on the gate

A lock of bone, a vow of fate

The guitar groans like iron trees

And bends the air to uneasy peace

Lantern lights guide me through

The graveyard mist, the silver dew

Lead my steps where secrets hide

As the silence pass the lies

Lantern lights do not depart

Carry me to the buried heart

Of the dark where answers stay

'Til the dead reveal the way

Beneath the moss, beneath the gloom

A hidden chamber in a tomb

One final mark, one final key

One whispered truth waiting for me

Lantern light burns steady bright

On this load of ash and night

If I am lost, then let me find

The secrets sealed beyond the time

Lantern light, I follow still

Through the fear and through the chill

To replace the shadows keep

Where the last black secret sleeps