bury me in willow

i'll go whichever way the winds blow

it's hard to swim against the tide

the willow bends in a tornado

the oak will shatter as it dies. save me

and give me the peace to surrender at last. when i'm gone do this thing for me

for this is my final day

you know i would not joke

so bury me in willow

not in oak. give me no standard

no eulogy

no red

white and blue

no sceptre and no cloak

just bury me in willow

not in oak. a life of conflict was unending

collision

damage

disarray. so blind

intolerant

unbending

just let me die a different way. free me

and give me the peace to surrender at last. when i'm gone

do this thing for me

for this is my final day

and you know i would not joke

so bury me in willow

not in oak. give me no standard

no eulogy

no red

white and blue

no sceptre and no cloak

just bury me in willow

not in oak. when i'm gone do this thing for me

for this is my final day

you know i would not joke

so bury me in willow

not in oak. give me no standard

no eulogy

no red

white and blue

no sceptre and no cloak

just bury me in willow

not in oak. free me

'n' give me the beautiful silence at last.