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Dance in the Graveyards

When I die

I don’t want to rest in peace

I want to dance in joy

I want to dance in the graveyards

And while I'm alive

I don't want to be alone

Mourning the ones who came before

I want to dance with them some more

Let's dance in the graveyards

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Gloria, like some other name

We kept on calling ya

And waiting for change

But I belong to all of your mysteries

And all of us

We're meant for the fire

But we keep rising up

And walking the wire

So when we go below

Don't lose us in mourning

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Oh my love, don't cry when I'm gone

I will lift you up, the air in your lungs

And when you reach for me

We'll dance in the darkness

And we will walk beyond

Our daughters and sons

They will carry on

Like when we were young

And we will stand beside, and breathe in their new life

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When I die

I don't want to rest in peace

I want to dance in joy

I want to dance in the graveyards

And when while I'm alive

I don't want to be alone

Mourning the ones who came before

I want to dance with them some more

Let's dance in the graveyards

-

Brittany Hölljes, Liz Hopkins, Grant Emerson, Ian Hölljes, Eric Hölljes, Mike McKee

Grant Emerson, Eric Hölljes, Liz Hopkins, Mike McKee, Brittany Hölljes, and Ian Hölljes make up Delta Rae

This letter is part of the Death Letter Project - North Carolina, a means to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, NC.

Credits:

Michael Palko

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