Day of the Dead

[Verse] Dark sun rises skies turn red City sleeps but the spirits tread Silent whispers in the air Shadowed faces everywhere [Verse 2] Candles flicker tombstones cold Stories of the lost and old Gather round breathe in the fear Feel the ghosts that linger near [Chorus] Day of the dead can't escape Memories we cut and scrape In the silence hear them scream Living in this haunted dream [Verse 3] Painted masks and marigold Still the whispers stories told Life and death a twisted play Night gives rise to where they lay [Bridge] Silent streets beneath the roar Echoes from the other shore Soul confronts the dark unknown Walking through this twilight zone [Verse 4] Graveside prayers hope to mend Past and present now must blend In this night they blend and blur Living shadows they confer