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The Ghost In You Lyrics
You awoke in a burning paper house
From the infinite fields of dreamless sleep
You return to Tiananmen
An eyewitness in a shroud
To see them fall, feel them yield
Reliving the terror of the crowd
Hold the whirlwind, don't let it blow
Just for a moment I seemed to know
Hold the whirlwind, don't let it blow
I seemed to know the ghost in you
The whisper of your scream
Sighed through the air
And faith the flag is torn and frayed
Infernal heat, glory in flame
Love was beaten and betrayed
In every step I hear your sobbing
Dare I break the shade with one caress
Dare I trespass to lift the veil
To touch the lips so soft and frail
Hold the whirlwind, don't let it blow
I seemed to know the ghost in you
Your captive heart's
The belief you share
With a kiss eternal
Spirits of the square
Hold the whirlwind, don't let it blow
Hope remains with the ghost in you
Hold the whirlwind, don't let it blow
I seemed to know the ghost in you
Don't let it blow
The ghost in you
The ghost in you
From the infinite fields of dreamless sleep
You return to Tiananmen
An eyewitness in a shroud
To see them fall, feel them yield
Reliving the terror of the crowd
Just for a moment I seemed to know
Hold the whirlwind, don't let it blow
I seemed to know the ghost in you
Sighed through the air
And faith the flag is torn and frayed
Infernal heat, glory in flame
Love was beaten and betrayed
Dare I break the shade with one caress
Dare I trespass to lift the veil
To touch the lips so soft and frail
I seemed to know the ghost in you
The belief you share
With a kiss eternal
Spirits of the square
Hope remains with the ghost in you
Hold the whirlwind, don't let it blow
I seemed to know the ghost in you
The ghost in you
The ghost in you
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Tribute to the students in Tiannamen square? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989
Along with "Shadowtime", this song is one of my favorites off Superstition (1991). It's very pleasing to the ear and a little haunting.
A LITTLE haunting? Nothing ever sung by Siouxsie is a little haunting - oh no....
A LITTLE haunting? Nothing ever sung by Siouxsie is a little haunting - oh no....
One of S & the B's few songs extolling Hope, Liberty, and Human Rights...