We all owe death a life Beneath the shadows where the blossoms fall Those hungry old souls are just waiting to carry you home Mama lay me back in the night And some of these diamonds are no good Down here some of these angels are misunderstood I'm holdin' on the best that I can for a pardon of light We all owe death a life And to those hungry ghosts Who take the most It's wrong to hand death more than one life And I've heard it can be a beautiful thing When you've squeezed all the life outta this flame that you've been And you reach your furthest path from where you were born Life where have you gone But you have felt the magic of being in love And the holy moments stoking bodies that blush Return to the Earth now From where no one can hide We all owe death a life And to those hungry ghosts Who take the most For now love this thing we call life