Make Me Ashes

“When it’s time to meet my maker, come the fire or the hole” – the words “fire or the hole” come from a conversation I had with a woman, who was the owner of a Vietnamese restaurant in Melbourne, where my family and I went every Wednesday night for many years. When my mum passed away, Lisa, the lovely Vietnamese owner, asked me in broken English, “Does your mum have the fire or the hole?” meaning “will she be cremated or buried?”
I loved her humble way of asking, it was so heart-felt. It got me thinking about when it’s my time, will I have the fire or the hole? This song lets people know I’ve chosen the fire.