[Intro] [Verse 1] At dusk, I walk among the graves, As autumn daylight slowly fades. I leave fresh flowers by your name, And light a candle, watch its flame. I stand in silence as I pray, Your familiar smile won't fade away. Years pass, the seasons start anew, I still carry my love for you. [Pre-Chorus] Beyond the path, a weathered stone, A grave that seems to stand alone. No one stops. No one stays. I light one more, and softly say: [Chorus] One more candle in the night, For those who've left this world behind. For those we loved, for strangers gone, For those who never made it home. One candle cannot change the past, Or bring the ones we've lost right back. But while its little flame burns on, It says: "You lived. You mattered to someone." [Verse 2] One was a soldier lost in war, One lived a hundred years or more. One was a mother, gone too soon, Her children wish for one more afternoon. Some passed with loved ones by their side, Some left too suddenly to say goodbye. No stone can tell the lives they led, The love they gave, the dreams they had. [Pre-Chorus] The evening wind moves through the trees, A carpet of leaves rustles at my feet. Even those whose names I never knew Deserve remembrance, like our loved ones do. [Chorus] One more candle in the night, For those who've left this world behind. For those we loved, for strangers gone, For those who never made it home. One candle cannot change the past, Or bring the ones we've lost right back. But while its little flame burns on, It says: "You lived. You mattered to someone." [Bridge] Some names grow faint upon the stone, Some stories will remain unknown. Behind each name, a once-loved face, A voice, a laugh, a warm embrace. [Outro] The night grows cold; I turn for home. One lonely candle burns by a stranger's grave. [End]
