Marigolds on Midnight Streets

Bajo la luna despierta el camino

Marigolperos calling me home

De la sal del sol, el polvo y el vino

I walk with the night where the old hearts roam

Escucho sus nombres en el aire

Soft as a prayer through the street

With every step the silence opens

And the living and the lost finally meet

Follow the marigold petals one by one

Through candlelit streets till the dark comes undone

We raise up our voices, tender and bright

Welcome our loved ones back for one night

Follow the miracle, petals shine and leave

Through the glowing doors of memory and see

With music and mercy, we sing the near

Día de los mortos, our hearts are here

On the table, blood and orange

Smoke grows slow like a ribbon of gold

Every photograph holds a story

Every empty chair feels warm, not cold

We dance with the wind through the courtyard

Trumplets bloom where the shadows part

And the marimba keeps the rhythm

Like a pulse between the soul and heart

Follow in merry-go

Pedals one by one

Through candlelit streets

Till the dark comes undone

We raise up our voices

Tender and bright

Welcome our loved ones

Back for one night

Follow the merry-go

Pedals shine and lead

Through the glowing doors

Of memory and see

With music and mercy

We sing them near

Día de los muertos

Our hearts are here

If dawn comes early

Let it wind us prey

With sugar skulls, smiles, and tears made of fat

For love does not vanish

It only keeps staying

Walking beside us through the black blue night

Follow the merry-go-pandals one by one

Through candlelit streets till start comes undone

We raise up our voices, tender and bright

Welcome my loved ones back for one night

Follow the merry-go-pearls warm and clean

Tear we on memories old and mean

With music and mercy, we sing them near

Día de los muertos, our hearts are here