Beginning

Markers in a graveyard set the scene on a dark night.

Do you see ghosts in the trees or just dark birds in flight?

In the dark the outlines keep on shifting

and maybe you see the end turn into the beginning.

From somewhere near you can hear a bell tolling the hour.

The quiet of the late night makes the bell sound louder.

At midnight the clock does not stop ticking

but keeps on as the end turns into the beginning.

Cold stone for a pillow and a piece of ground to lie.

Blessed are the dead, may they sleep well tonight

somewhere beyond the land of the living,

somewhere where the end turns into the beginning.

And can you know where you will go when you move on from here?

Beyond beliefs and books to read, the mist is still unclear.

You can place your bets on the wheel that's spinning

somewhere where the end turns into the beginning.

The rough cut video was posted on YouTube on 8/13/11 - click here to watch that video.