Banyan Thorns - Lantern For The Dying

I lit a lantern by your bed, To guide the paths your feet will tread. The flame will walk where I cannot, It burns for you, as the soil calls you home. The ground hums low, the roots will wait, The soil will open, the stones will take. The breath you hold, the breath you give, Falls into earth, where your body lies. Lantern flame, guiding light, Carry their soul, remember their name. Ash to ember, seed to rain, Nothing is lost, all will remain. I’ll keep your name upon my tongue, Until the forest breathes it sung. No shadow follows, no fear remains, The lantern glows within your veins. Your hands grow light, your eyes grow far, But still the lantern burns where the shadows are. The roots reach up to speak your name, And carry you through soil and flame. Lantern flame, guiding light, Carry their soul, remember their name. Ash to ember, seed to rain, Nothing is lost, all will remain. I place a lantern by your hand, Its flame will guide to quieter land. The breath departs, but you are not gone, The earth remembers, it carries you on. Close your eyes, The earth is waiting, calling you home. Your breath is a lantern, it flickers, it goes, The soil will keep you, the lantern still glows. Lantern flame, guiding light, Carry their soul, remember their name. Ash to ember, seed to rain, Nothing is lost, all will remain. Close your eyes, the soil will keep, Let mycelium sing you to sleep. The lantern fades, the journey done, But every memory still carries you on…