Centinela by Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible

The (1)__________ starts, it was a late November night
She had a (2)____________ in her hair, he had his uniform on tight
He patrolled his watch, (3)________ (4)______________ else was wrong
She danced by him with her face as (5)________ as dawn

He looked into her eyes and saw (6)______________ there
He said, "excuse me señorita, but I don't believe we've had the pleasure"
She said "of course you know me, I'm here every year,
but don't you get to (7)__________ when I'm dancing my dear"

He thought, "how can I not fall in love with that,
a pretty (8)____________ women with an attitude to match"
He reached for her hand, and she wasn't impressed,
she wanted little to do with his gentle caress.

Won't you dance with me tonite
Hold my hand (9)__________ the moonlight
All we have is just today
Until my bones just blow away.

And this happened every (10)________ .. every year like clock work.

But let me (11)__________ tell how it really began

About ten years (12)________ exactly this date
A young man was sent away to fight in a far off place
La (13)__________________ had to say goodbye,
had to leave his home and his lover's pretty eyes

It broke her (14)__________ and she (15)____________ him to stay
But not even her (16)____________ hands could persuade him another way.
He was gone for what seemed to be years,
and his beautiful lover counted everyday with tears

November 1st was the last (17)________ she cried
thinking he'd be coming home but all she heard was that he'd died.
She was told he was a brave young man
But it was news his young lover just, she just couldn't understand.

So she drowned her sorrow and her soul, the only way she (18)________ how
by throwing herself into the well. She thought together, they'd be together in the afterlife.

Won't you dance with me tonite
Hold my hand under the moonlight
All we have is just today
Until my bones just blow away.

But what she didn't know, is that she had heard wrong
The young man did return, (19)________ to find that she had fallen
Her untimely death meant (20)________ they were now both alone
Never to dance together again or see how old that they had grown

The (21)________ day he (22)____________ flowers by the well
burned candles in the (23)______________ wishing he'd (24)________ the one that fell
He knew seeing her wouldn't (25)____________ with just tears
So he decided to wait for her, like she had (26)________ for all those years

November 2nd from this point on
He made sure he patrolled until the (27)__________ of dawn
So they could dance together, for just this one day,
Holding hands with his calavera on El Dia de la muerte

Won't you dance with me tonite
Hold my hand under the moonlight
All we (28)________ is just today
Until my bones just blow away.

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