The Ancestors Lyrics

The Ancestors are those who have come before us; they are the ones who have passed down life & knowledge from generation to generation. All that we are comes originally from them, and all that we create we pass down to those who will come after us. Voudou ceremonies take great care to understand and remember the Ancestors, not only those direct genetic ancestors who have shaped our bodies, but also all those whose ideas have shaped our existence, the magicians and artists of the past whose vision has become the reality by which we live.
In Grandma's house
The figures sit silent
Chocolate brown
Dreaming of Guinee
And when they shall return
Grandma teaches me
From the side of Death
Teaches me to understand
Understand the dreams she sends
In Grandma's house
Everything is silent
Silent like the grave
Silent like the night
Like the night
Like the grave
The clock keeps on ticking
Everything is silent
Like the grave
Like the night
Grandma, Grandma...