[Lee] When the phone rang, 3 in the morn, dead middle of night There was nuthin on the line I set back the silent receiver / tiny flames lit in my head Hey did any of you freaks here ever remember lenny? I can′t remember his last name He′s turned to dust now, one of the chosen few Left out in the rain, out of town again Left out in the rain, ocean bound I guess
Between the matress and a column of hazy faces I remember every word you said Quite a clear picture ev′ry word you said The door was open but the way was not lit And there was no way out of my head
On a crimson hiway by a chrome bumper I last saw you: Alive / inclined to thrive / evening fireflies lit sparks around yr head
But wait a minute let′s back up a bit: Some famous stars were busted by the thought police down on fashion avenue Impersonating real men / not knowing who they really were Now here at dark corners all is calm and quiet and good The kids are up late dreaming quiet questions in a graceful mood:
Can you please pass me a jug of winter light? Fold me in an ocean′s whim? In sweet corrosive fire light? In the city made of tin?
Are you famous under the skin? Familiar with the things you wanted? Able now to take it all in? Making peace w/ every hole in the story?
Did lightning keep you up all night? Illuminate the soot and grit? Can you tell how high the sky tonight? Dig out from under in spite of it?
Can you cover up the one that floats? Can you push back the hours? I hear yr voice, I speak yr name Among nyc ghosts and flowers Will we meet? to run again?
There′s a ghost out in the hall There′s a ghoul upon the bed There′s something in the walls There′s blood upon the stairs And it′s floating through the room And there′s nothing I can see And I know it′s blessed this tune Because now it′s haunting me
(Don′t understand it) (Don′t understand it)
There′s a thumping in the floor There′s a creak behind the door There′s a rockin′ in the chair But there′s no one sitting there There′s a ghastly smell around But nobody to be found And a coffin inlay open Where a restly soul is pokin′
(Don′t understand it) (Don′t understand it)
And who gave you the right to scare my family? And who gave you the right to scare my baby? She needs me And who gave you the right to shake my family tree? They put a knife in my back Shot an arrow in me Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy The ghost of jealousy
There′s a thumpin in the floor There′s a creak behind the door There′s a rockin′ in the chair But nobody′s sitting there There′s a ghastly smell around But nobody to be found And a coffin inlay open Where a restless soul is going
(Don′t understand it) (Don′t understand it)
And who gave you the right to scare my family? And who gave you the right to scare my baby? She needs me And who gave you the right to shake my family tree? And who gave you the right to take? Intrusion To see me And who gave you the right to scare me family? And who gave you the right to hurt my baby? She needs me And who gave you the right to shake my family tree? You put a knife in my back Shot an arrow in me Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy? The ghost of jealousy (Repeat)
(Come on) (It′s dynamite) (A piece of mine) Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy?
I′ve been down wandering past 2nd street and looking at the ghosts of you and me and thinking back on all those memories of how we used to be
I′ve been hearing hear those voices of the noises of the breaking glass and all those plans we had to get us through they′re never coming true
And I hope and hope that you won′t forget and I hope you, hope you know that I can clearly see
The ghosts of you and me ′cause I′m just a long-gone memory and you′re still alive and I′m still getting by on these dead end streets the ghosts of you and me
I′m still talking talk of what we′ll do to the ghosts of me and you and I′m still looking back into the past when we were all we had
And I hope and hope that you won′t forget and I hope you, hope you know that I can clearly see
[Chorus] the ghosts of you and me [x2]
Hope you won′t forget hope you know that I′ll always regret those things I said hope you know that I can clearly see
Ahhh you say you′re lonely, pulled away by the tide and lost at sea All your senses soaking, so heavy that you can′t breathe You can′t breathe You can′t see You can′t see...
Let me take you to a place where the sun warms your face And the sound of the waves takes you away And the ghosts on the boardwalk will keep you company Where the city meets the sea Where the city meets the sea
Ahhh you say you′re empty, stripped away by the pain of broken dreams All these emotions clouding up your eyes ′til you can′t see You can′t see You can′t breathe You can′t see...
Let me take you to a place where the sun warms your face And the sound of the waves takes you away And the ghosts on the boardwalk will keep you company Where the city meets the sea Where the city meets the sea
Carry nothing you don′t need the wind is there to guide your feet you′re in good company
Ahhh you say you′re lonely...
Let me take you to a place where the sun warms your face And the sound of the waves takes you away The ghosts on the boardwalk will keep you company Where the city meets the sea Where the city meets the sea Where the city meets the sea
I′m going away for a while But I′ll be back, don′t try and follow me ′Cause I′ll return as soon as possible You see I′m trying to find my place It might not be here where I feel safe We all learn to make mistakes
And run From them, from them With no direction Run from them, from them With no conviction
′Cause I′m just one of those ghosts Travelling endlessly Don′t need no roads In fact they follow me And we just go in circles
But now I′m told that this life And pain is just a simple compromise So we can get what we want out of it
Will someone care to classify A broken heart and twisted minds? So I can find someone to rely on
And run To them, to them Full speed ahead Oh you are not Useless We are just
Misguided ghosts Travelling endlessly The ones we trusted the most Pushed us far away And there′s no one road We should not be the same But I′m just a ghost And still they echo me They echo me in circles
The livelong day there′s a voice in my cry Growing like fire, (it brings) scorn to my smile Time lengthens the night, and shortens the day, The ghosts I host don′t seem to go away
Chorus: I′ve got my reasons To burn the world Reasons all my own A stitch by which I′m attached to this world of bone 2x
A day for ghosts 4x
Laws dissolve to reveal wonder As they open up to pull me under And I will put my terms to the test To put the ghosts to rest
Hold me. My ego dies in me. Your bitter life’s in me. Your life’s in me.
It’s harmony. You wish no harm on me. And put the light in me. Enlighten me.
With my arms wide open. Blinded by your glow that flows from within. I drown in your eyes - my own prison cell. Is it heaven? Is it hell? I’m begging… Please please Oh tame your ghosts. Please please come tame your ghosts.
I feed on your light. But I’ve never felt so cold. I’m pretty alive. But I’ve never felt so cold.
A chill is running through my skin and bones, through my veins. The lonely ghosts come closer, scream and moan rattling chains.
With my arms wide open. Blinded by your glow that flows from within. I drown in your eyes - my own prison cell. It’s my heaven, it’s my hell.
Hold me. My ego dies in me. Your bitter life’s in me. Your life’s in me.
It’s harmony. You wish no harm on me. And put the light in me. Enlighten me.
With my arms wide open. Blinded by your glow that flows from within. I drown in your eyes - my own prison cell. Is it heaven? Is it hell? I’m begging… Please please Oh tame your ghosts. Please please come tame your ghosts.
I feed on your light. But I’ve never felt so cold. I’m pretty alive. But I′ve never felt so cold...
Hold me. My ego dies in me. Your bitter life’s in me. Your life’s in me.
It’s harmony. You wish no harm on me. And put the light in me. Enlighten me.
With my arms wide open. Blinded by your glow that flows from within. I drown in your eyes - my own prison cell. Is it heaven? Is it hell? I’m begging… Please please Oh tame your ghosts. Please please come tame your ghosts.
I feed on your light. But I’ve never felt so cold. I’m pretty alive. But I’ve never felt so cold.
A chill is running through my skin and bones, through my veins. The lonely ghosts come closer, scream and moan rattling chains.
With my arms wide open. Blinded by your glow that flows from within. I drown in your eyes - my own prison cell. It’s my heaven, it’s my hell.
Hold me. My ego dies in me. Your bitter life’s in me. Your life’s in me.
It’s harmony. You wish no harm on me. And put the light in me. Enlighten me.
With my arms wide open. Blinded by your glow that flows from within. I drown in your eyes - my own prison cell. Is it heaven? Is it hell? I’m begging… Please please Oh tame your ghosts. Please please come tame your ghosts.
I feed on your light. But I’ve never felt so cold. I’m pretty alive. But I′ve never felt so cold...
The hills find a peace Locked armed guard posts Safe from the screams Of the children born as ghosts Gates guns and alarms Shape the calm of the dawn Peering down into the basin Where death lives on Where young run foaming at the mouth with hate Where burning batons beat the freezing who shake Under the toxic sunsets they dine and toast Their walls deny the terror faced by the children Born as ghosts
Born as ghosts
One book and forty ghosts Stuffed in a room The school as a tomb Where home is a wasteland Take the razor wire And thought is locked in the womb The tales that tear at the myth of the dream A suffering that shocks the lives off the screen