Centinela by Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible

The story starts, it was a late (1)________________ night
She had a (2)____________ in her hair, he had his uniform on tight
He (3)__________________ his watch, like nothing else was wrong
She danced by him (4)________ her face as pale as dawn

He looked (5)________ her eyes and saw nothing 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 (6)__________ year,
but don't you get to (7)__________ (8)________ I'm dancing my dear"

He thought, "how can I not fall in love with that,
a pretty (9)____________ 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 (10)________ under the moonlight
All we have is just today
Until my bones just blow away.

And this happened every year .. every year like clock work.

But let me first (11)________ how it really began

About ten years from (12)______________ this date
A young man was sent away to fight in a far off place
La Centinela had to say goodbye,
had to (13)__________ his home and his lover's (14)____________ eyes

It broke her heart and she wanted him to stay
But not even her (15)____________ hands (16)__________ 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 time 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 (17)________ couldn't understand.

So she drowned her sorrow and her soul, the only way she knew how
by throwing herself into the well. She (18)______________ 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 (19)________ today
Until my bones just blow away.

But what she didn't know, is that she had heard wrong
The young man did return, only to find that she had fallen
Her untimely death meant that (20)________ were now both alone
Never to dance together again or see how old (21)________ (22)________ had grown

The next day he placed flowers by the well
burned candles in the evening wishing he'd been the one that fell
He knew seeing her wouldn't happen with (23)________ tears
So he decided to (24)________ for her, like she had (25)________ for all those years

November 2nd from this point on
He made sure he (26)__________________ until the break of dawn
So they could dance together, for just this one day,
Holding hands (27)________ his (28)________________ on El Dia de la muerte

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.

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