Marigold Lanterns at Midnight

Under candlelight, I leave the door ajar

Marigold petals guiding me like stars

Through the quiet streets where the old prayers stay

I follow the gold where the shadows sway

Every step is a name I've known

Every breeze says I'm not alone

Follow the marigold at a stupid night

Leave me home by the soft, cold light

If the veil is thin, let my heart be brave

I will find you at the edge of the grave

And when the monkeys watch above

I'll meet my beloved ancestors in love

I hear laughter tucked inside the wind

Like a secret song that begins again

Your photographs bloom in the candle flame

And I speak your memories out by name

Every flicker draws you near

Every heartbeat makes you clear

Follow the marigold petals to the night

Leave me home by the soft gold light

If the veil is thin, let my heartbeat break

I will find you at the edge of the grave

And when the moonkeys watch above

I'll meet my beloved ancestors in love

No goodbye can close this road

When the living hearts still hold

All the stories, all the songs

That carry us where we belong

Follow the marigold petals through the night

Candles rise as the sky turns white

In the tender hush where the spirits stay

I'll walk to you on this sacred day

And when the dawn begins to bloom

I'll bring your light back into the room