The Gift - Persephone

The first one was a young girl

Standing near the house

Gazing at the ashes

All went up in smoke

There was something about her

But no-one seemed to see

Her pale and fearful eyes

The way they stared at me

This gift, this strange gift

It made me see

This gift, this strange gift

It made me see;

The dead line up in front of me

The second was an old man

Lying stiff on his bed

He looked so peaceful

But the doctor shook his head

As he blew out the candles

There was silence all around

While I saw the old man rising

From his bed without a sound

This gift, this strange gift

It made me see

This gift, this strange gift

It made me see;

The dead line up in front of me

Last night I awoke

You were standing by my side

Motionless and frozen

With eyes open wide

Your lips were slowly moving

But they didn’t make a sound

Like mine three days ago

When they put you in the ground

This gift, this strange gift

It made me see

This gift, this strange gift

It made me see;

The dead line up in front of me

I can see the dead

I can see the dead