[Verse 1]
Place the rose on the hill by my feet,
near the end of the lane where I lie,
And break not the earth when you leave.
Have respect for the dead when they die. Disturb not the bones that are buried herein,
nor the leaves or the twigs on the mound.
Just leave as you came, in just the same way.
Give respect for the dead in the ground.

[Chorus]
Where I lie, where I lie,
In the silence beneath the wide sky,
Respect for the dead, let them rest,
In the earth where their souls are at best.
Disturb not the peace they have found,
Honor the quiet in the ground.

[Verse 2]
Whisper a prayer if your heart feels the call,
but step softly on soil that I claim,
For echoes of laughter and tears one and all,
now fade into nothing but name. Let the wind carry stories untold,
through the branches that sway overhead,
No markers of gold, just the cold,
for the humble repose of the dead.

[Chorus]
Where I lie, where I lie,
In the silence beneath the wide sky,
Respect for the dead, let them rest,
In the earth where their souls are at best.
Disturb not the peace they have found,
Honor the quiet in the ground.

[Verse 3]
Shadows may creep as the daylight retreats,
over stones worn by time's steady hand,
Memories sleep in the roots at my feet,
in the hush of this forgotten land. Do not linger in sorrow or grief,
for the cycle turns ever anew,
Just bow to the brief, find relief,
in the truth that awaits me and you.

[Chorus]
Where I lie, where I lie,
In the silence beneath the wide sky,
Respect for the dead, let them rest,
In the earth where their souls are at best.
Disturb not the peace they have found,
Honor the quiet in the ground.

[Verse 4]
When seasons have spun their eternal thread,
and the world moves on without a trace,
Remember the words that the silent have said,
in this sacred, unchanging place. Place your token and turn from the gate,
carry light from the dark that I know,
For death is but fate, not debate,
and in stillness, true freedom will grow.

[Chorus]
Where I lie, where I lie,
In the silence beneath the wide sky,
Respect for the dead, let them rest,
In the earth where their souls are at best.
Disturb not the peace they have found,
Honor the quiet in the ground.