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Sometimes, in the night I feel it
Near as my next breath
and yet, untouchable
Silently the past comes stealing
Like the taste of some forbidden sweet
Along the walls; in shadowed rafters
Moving like a thought through haunted atmospheres
Muted cries and echoed laughter
Banished dreams that never sank in sleep
Lost in love and found in reason
Questions that the mind can find no answers for
Ghostly eyes conspire treason
As they gather just outside the door ...
Every ghost that calls upon us
Brings another measure in the mystery
Death is there
To keep us honest
And constantly remind us we are free
Down the ancient corridors
And through the gates of time
Run the ghosts of days
That we left behind
Down the ancient corridors
And through the gates of time
Run the ghosts of dreams
That we left behind
Sometimes, in the night I feel it
Near as my next breath and yet, untouchable
Silently the past comes stealing
Like the taste of some forbidden sweet
Every ghost that calls upon us
Brings another measure in the mystery
Death is there
To keep us honest
And constantly remind us we are free
Down the ancient corridors
And through the gates of time
Run the ghosts of days
That we left behind
Near as my next breath
and yet, untouchable
Silently the past comes stealing
Like the taste of some forbidden sweet
Moving like a thought through haunted atmospheres
Muted cries and echoed laughter
Banished dreams that never sank in sleep
Questions that the mind can find no answers for
Ghostly eyes conspire treason
As they gather just outside the door ...
Brings another measure in the mystery
Death is there
To keep us honest
And constantly remind us we are free
And through the gates of time
Run the ghosts of days
That we left behind
And through the gates of time
Run the ghosts of dreams
That we left behind
Near as my next breath and yet, untouchable
Silently the past comes stealing
Like the taste of some forbidden sweet
Brings another measure in the mystery
Death is there
To keep us honest
And constantly remind us we are free
And through the gates of time
Run the ghosts of days
That we left behind
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Submitted by
justthisguyyaknow On Oct 22, 2011
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Some people take the term literally ghost, like fantoms in the night. I take more on the idea he is singing about our memories. Things that happened in our past that sometimes haunt you like a ghost. Usually things if you can turn back time and undo you would. A lot of times your sitting and something someone said or just seeing something reminds you of something you wish never happened. Be it your fault or someone else’s.
@Designit4me You are definitely correct, "ghosts" isn't in the usual sense. I think the memories that haunt us can also be positive ones. That longing for another place and time that you know can never return. I visit to my hometown every 5-10 years deliberately, and there are places I won't go because the memories are sacred and I don't want to see changes to buildings, etc. It also leads to regret of "what could have been" as you compare your refreshed memories with what you know now.
@Designit4me You are definitely correct, "ghosts" isn't in the usual sense. I think the memories that haunt us can also be positive ones. That longing for another place and time that you know can never return. I visit to my hometown every 5-10 years deliberately, and there are places I won't go because the memories are sacred and I don't want to see changes to buildings, etc. It also leads to regret of "what could have been" as you compare your refreshed memories with what you know now.