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The Ghost of Rockschool Lyrics
I've seen God in the sun
I've seen God in the street
God before bed and the promise of sleep
God in my dreams
And the free ride of grace
But it all disappears and then I wake up
Was it too late?
Was it just your fate?
There's a demon waits at the garden gate
And if you get past him
Maybe Lawrence and Phil
Will be waiting to take you
To the ghost of rock school
Everything hums as the blue heart turns
And the blue girl's dawn
Is when the sun goes down
My story tonight
Is from your solitude heights
I got a window on your constellation
Master I love from the ground above
As the stars below as my memory flows
Every picture frame is beating
Louder than time
Every clock in the hall is bending slowly
She's in her tower
And she's beautiful, sure
But the quicker you learn
She has no soul to discern
At least no business of yours
You bear the vacuum of scars
She was put there to tempt you
Like the perfume of flowers
I've seen God in the sun
I've seen God in the street
God before bed and the promise of sleep
God in my dreams
And the free ride of grace
I've seen God shining
Out from her reflection
I've seen God in the sun
I've seen God in the street
God before bed and the promise of sleep
God in the puddles
And the lane beside houses
I've seen God
Shining out from her reflection . . .
I've seen God in the street
God before bed and the promise of sleep
God in my dreams
And the free ride of grace
But it all disappears and then I wake up
Was it just your fate?
There's a demon waits at the garden gate
And if you get past him
Maybe Lawrence and Phil
Will be waiting to take you
To the ghost of rock school
And the blue girl's dawn
Is when the sun goes down
My story tonight
Is from your solitude heights
I got a window on your constellation
As the stars below as my memory flows
Every picture frame is beating
Louder than time
Every clock in the hall is bending slowly
And she's beautiful, sure
But the quicker you learn
She has no soul to discern
At least no business of yours
You bear the vacuum of scars
She was put there to tempt you
Like the perfume of flowers
I've seen God in the street
God before bed and the promise of sleep
God in my dreams
And the free ride of grace
I've seen God shining
Out from her reflection
I've seen God in the street
God before bed and the promise of sleep
God in the puddles
And the lane beside houses
I've seen God
Shining out from her reflection . . .
Song Info
Submitted by
warren Judkins On Sep 20, 2010
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Any help with the lyrics?
"She was put there to tend / She liked the perfume of flowers"
should be "she was put there to tempt you / like the perfume of flowers".
Thanks for figuring out so much of the song!
Thanks! I've changed it
Thanks! I've changed it
And the blue girls tone us when the sun goes down
"And the blue girl's dawn is when the sun goes down," rather.
"And the blue girl's dawn is when the sun goes down," rather.
yep, makes more sense than "tone"... i posted before i looked in the dictionary and i thought "tone" could be related to "telephone"
yep, makes more sense than "tone"... i posted before i looked in the dictionary and i thought "tone" could be related to "telephone"
She's in her tower And she's beautiful, sure The quicker you learn she has no soul to discern At least no business of yours You bear the vacuum of scars
when he sings this part the music sounds like U2's All I Want Is You
Thanks for the help folks, I now have it updated to the lyrics in the liner notes. Let's discuss!
This is such a beautiful song it's easy to look past it's main subject..
I think Lawrence and Phil refer to Lawrence Hayward from the band Felt, and Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy. Both singers and their bands were big influences on Stuart Murdoch. However, although Phil Lynott passed away in 1986, I'm pretty sure that Lawrence Hayward is still alive. So the ghost reference makes sense for Phil but not Lawrence. Does anyone have a different take on that?
Also, Stuart is very religious and often puts Christian references in his songs, although this song has more references than most.
Maybe this is obvious, but "Master I love from the ground above" refers to God.
The chorus evokes Walt Whitman's 'Song of Myself': "I see something of God in each hour of the twenty-four, and each moment then, In the face of men and women I see God, and in my own face in the glass, I find letters from God dropt in the street, and every one is sign'd by God's name"