Ghosts Of The Past (2011) Lyrics
Gave It All Away
So long
Was it the prettiest face that you know
And hold on
Is it real is it real
When you don’t even know what you feel
Oh no
Well I took the pity
The pity from your pocket
This is real
This is real
And nothing’s gonna stop it
Oh no
You gave it all away
Your light fades out like another day
You gave it all away
And how long
And is there anything else I should know
Well I took the pity
The pity from your pocket
This is real
This is real
And nothing gonna stop it
Oh no
You gave it all away
Your light fades out like another day
You gave it all away
Your light fades out like another day
You gave it all away
Oh no
Well I took the pity
The pity from your pocket
This is real
This is real
And nothing’s gonna stop it
Oh no
You gave it all away
Your light fades out like another day
You gave it all away
Your light fades out like another day
You gave it all away
Oh no
Oh no
When We Were Kids
When we were kids
We’d never look down
We’d run off the edge, we’d never do it now
And do you remember
Broken sleep
Like that will make it better
Pull me deep
And do you remember
Make that leap
Or maybe make it never
But I think I better make it soon
And maybe I was just too impatient
When I think about leaving school
When we were kids
We’d never look down
We’d run off the edge, we’d never do it now
When we were kids
We’d never look down
We’d run off the edge, we’d never do it now
Do you remember
Breaking up
Like that will make it better
Fill my cup
And do you remember
Walk the streets
And try to stay together
Is really feeling like something good
And maybe I was just too impatient
When I think about leaving you
When we were kids
We’d never look down
We’d run off the edge, we’d never do it now
When we were kids
We’d never look down
We’d run off the edge, we’d never do it now
Do you remember
Do you remember
We’d run away way way
To the river
But the river ran to the sea
We’d run away way way
To the river but the river ran
The river ran to the sea
When we were kids
We’d never look down
We’d run off the edge, we’d never do it now
When we were kids
We’d never look down
We’d run off the edge
We’d run away way way
To the river
But the river ran to the sea
We’d run away way way
To the river but the river ran
The river ran to the sea
When we were kids
And do you remember
Love Is A Drug
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
And we’re crying again
Fighting with our backs to the wall
While our blood’s on fire
Love is a drug but you still can’t fool desire
But I’m trying
We lost total control
We lost total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Take what you want but you still can’t fool desire
We lost total control
Total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Walking with our eyes to the sky on a tight rope wire
Fight like a flame in the night till our hearts get tired
But we’re trying
Just one taste will replace anything you want
It shoots up the droppers arm till you hit the floor
Now I’m dying
We lost total control
We lost total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Take what you want but you still can’t fool desire
We lost total control
We lost total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Fight like a flame in the night till your heart’s on fire
We lost total control
We lost total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Take what you want but you still can’t fool desire
We lost total control
We lost total control
Total control
We lost total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
I said that love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Yes, love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Echo
Well I shut my eyes and the world is dead
Then they open up
And I’m born again
Like an empty space in an empty bed
Oh there’s a sound that keeps repeating
Going faster as I leave it goes…
I can hear an echo when I’m with you
And I can’t seem to let go
Baby I hear an echo when I’m with you
Well I see your face in the shadow moon
Where the echo’s dance with the ghosts of you
Like an empty space in an empty room
Oh there’s a sound that keeps on beating
Going faster as I leave it goes….
I can hear an echo when I’m with you
And I can’t seem to let go
And baby I hear an echo
(I hear it)
I can hear an echo when I’m with you
And I can’t seem to let go
But baby I hear an echo when I’m with you
A hundred thousand times it keeps repeating
Can you hear it
I can hear an echo
And I can’t seem to let go
Baby I hear an echo
I can hear an echo when I’m with you
And I can’t seem to let go
Baby I hear an echo when I’m with you
When I’m with you
Maybe I can’t let go of that feeling
Speeding Car
I’m a speeding car
And I can’t slow down
But you’re standing in the way
And I just can’t find the breaks
I’m a speeding car
And I can’t slow down
Did you stop when you hit the ground
Did you break the speed of sound
But hey
You’re gonna have to wait
Till they say its over
Till it’s all too late
And they
Will never hesitate
Just know that I
I never went too far
And I’m a speeding car
Looking out of the window
And you’re caught in the headlights
You taste just like shattered glass
Coming down from the overpass
Well I’m speeding car
Have I lost control oh no
Am I just what you’re looking for
Coming in through the open door
Well hey
You’re gonna have to wait
Till they say its over
Till it’s all too late
And they
Will never hesitate
Just know that I
I never went too far
And I’m a speeding car
But hey
You’re gonna have to wait
Till they say its over
Till it’s all too late
And they
Will never hesitate
Just know that I
I never went too far
And I’m a speeding car
Ghosts Of The Past
Johnny took a ticket to London
Jenny took a ticket to Spain
Jenny fell in love with a movie star
And ran away to live in LA
I stayed home to count my luck and
Ended up living like a garbage truck I
Can’t throw away these useless things
That have no place but I try
And I try
To disregard that lonely life
But they hang on to your heart like a ghost
Like a ghost
I keep running
I keep running
But they’re chasing me down like a memory
I keep running
I keep running
But you never get away from your history
I keep running
Hear the ghosts of the past sing
Can I get peace in the distance
Can I get further away
I saw you in a suit last Saturday night
And man I gotta say you have aged
So tell me what I look like in your eyes
Am I the same enemy that you despise
Well five years should’ve been long enough
To forget the past but I try
And I tried
To disregard that lonely life
But they hang onto your heart
Like a ghost
Like a ghost
I keep running
I keep running
But they’re chasing me down like a memory
I keep running
I keep running
But you never get away from your history
I keep running
Hear the ghosts of the past sing
See me now while your running
I’m walking all over your grave
Watch me now motherfucker
I’m walking all over your grave
So keep running
Keep running
Cuz I’m chasing you down like a memory
Keep running
Keep running
But you never get away from your history
So keep running
You keep running
Cuz they’re chasing you down like a memory
You keep running
I keep running
But you never get away from your history
So keep running
I hear the ghosts of the past sing
Itch
You’ve got a terrible itch
I find it hard to scratch
And I could be a ragged claw
But still it wouldn’t hold you back
And you’ve got a fascination
With never hanging ‘round
And I could be a heavy weight
But still I couldn’t hold you down
Now you’re never alone
(watching you now, watching you now)
You’re never alone
(watching you now, watching you now)
But you’ve been hanging around downtown
While you’ve been
Playing around baby
And wherever you go you know
I’ll be watching you now
Watching you now
You’ve got a terrible itch
You scratched till you bled
And even if you’re innocent baby
Your hands are still painted red
And now you’re never alone
(watching you now, watching you now)
And now you’re never alone
(watching you now, watching you now)
But you’ve been hanging around downtown darlin’
While you’ve been
Playing around baby
And wherever you go you know
I’ll be watching you now
Watching you now
But you’ve been hanging around downtown
While you’ve been
Playing around baby
And wherever you go you know
I’ll be watching you now
Watching you now
Alone
(watching you now, watching you now)
You’re never alone
(watching you now, watching you now)
But you’ve been hanging around downtown
While you’ve been
Playing around baby
And wherever you go you know
I’ll be watching you now
Watching you now
Hanging around downtown
While you’re playing around baby
And wherever you go you know
I’ll be watching you now
Watching you now
Just Don’t Feel
I sat and talked to girls at twenty-four
I promised them the world and sometimes more
I set upon a path of destruction
That left me with a hunger for seduction
And it just don’t feel like it used to
And it sure don’t feel like it did
It just don’t feel like it used to
Anymore
I sat and talked to men at twenty-eight
I told them that the payment’s coming late
I spent a lot of years just running
Wondering how I’m gonna find the money
Oh well it just don’t feel like it used to
And it sure don’t feel like did
And it just don’t feel like it used to
Anymore
No no no I’m never sure
But I’m still
Looking for more
And history’s a needle full of poison
You can put a man to sleep
With all the secrets that they try so hard to keep
And dare not ever speak
No no no
Well it just don’t feel like it used to
And it sure don’t feel like it did
And if nothing is below me or above me
Well I don’t mind
No no no and I won’t lie
I’m still looking for more
And it just don’t feel like it used to
And it just don’t feel like it used to
I’m still looking for more
And I’m never sure
Drowning In The Fear
Just last night I felt a fright
Like a thousand arms were holding on too tight
I tried to reach for you
My hands were closed but you fell right through
And I just can’t stop you slipping away from me
I just can’t stop you slipping away from me
And I’m calling can you hear
And I’m drowning in the fear
It’s pulling me under
Drowning in the fear
Drowning in the fear
Just last night I felt so scared
Like a thousand armies marching for the dead
I tried to find my way
Back to the place where I could make you stay
And I just can’t stop you slipping away from me
I just can’t stop you slipping away from me
And I’m calling can you hear
And I’m drowning in the fear
It’s pulling me under
Drowning in the fear
Drowning in the fear
And I just can’t stop you slipping away from me
I just can’t stop you slipping away
Drowning in the fear
And I just can’t stop you slipping away from me
I just can’t stop you slipping away from me
I just can’t stop you slipping away from me
I just can’t stop you slipping away from me
And I’m going under here
And I’m calling can you hear
Don’t look now cause it’s pulling me under
Drowning in the fear
Drowning in the fear
And I just can’t stop you slipping away from me
I just can’t stop you slipping away
Drowning in the fear
Words Of Avoidance
Needle in the back says I love you baby
One was a lion
And the other was a flock of birds
Can’t tell my head from heart much lately
One gets light
And the other falls down like her
And it always seems like the longest dream
When you’re all alone
Is he coming home
Round and round and round they fly
The needle dips into the dye and I’m yours
This is just the reason why
The lion dies and no one tries to call
But here comes the rain again
Falling down like words of avoidance
I said you’re old enough to know this
So why do you let it get to you
Try to call but no one nobody noticed
I said you’re old enough to know this
So why do you let it get to you
Your father left here when you were still ten
With nothing but your brown eyes looking for a painted wing
He said “honey take the kids to your mother’s I
Think I’m gonna lose control and I don’t know why”
And it always seems like the longest dream when you’re all alone
Is he coming home
And here comes the rain again
Falling down like words of avoidance
I said you’re old enough to know this
So why do you let it get to you
Try to call but no one nobody noticed
I said you’re old enough to know this
And here comes the rain again
He’s just running late again
You try to call but no one nobody noticed
I said your old enough to know this
So why do you let it get to you
Come falling down like words of avoidance
I said you’re old enough to know this
So why do you let it get to you
You’re old enough to know this
You’re old enough to know this
So why do you let it get to you
You’re old enough to know this
You’re old enough to know this
You know who you are
Sky’s On Fire
A rooster with a razor
Cuts a hole across the sky
As light tumbles down from that all seeing eye
And I prop myself back up with the friends that I keep
When all I want from you is to try to get some sleep
And the traffic’s like a symphony at three am
Building its crescendo as the working day begins
But I just don’t think I can wait
For the light of a new day to break
I try to close my eyes while the anxious feeling dies
Can you save me
From desire
Oh the sky’s on fire
Oh the sky’s on fire
Oh the sky’s on fire
Oh the sky’s on fire
Walk Away
You, you were the dream,
You were the fall, and the beast of Babylon,
The places that lie in between.
I’m tired, tired of these things,
Tired of this cold that that hangs from my neck like a cross,
I’ve already renounced my God.
You walk away, do you walk away, do you walk away?
Or blow up like fire into dust and from dust to decay?
And the angels say, who are you?
So speak to me of friendship,
Of hunger and need,
Of buildings that fall, not walls that carry on,
Nothing to bring you release.
And I try, to stay by your side,
To hold my position through wars of attrition,
Till all else is gone.
And nothing else is left but your home,
And it’s grace isn’t dead.
Do you walk away, do you walk away?
Leaves you alone, like I knew that it would.
Do you walk away, do you walk away?
And the angels say, who are you?
Do you walk away, do you walk away?
Do you walk away?
You can’t sing of freedom, without a call to destruction,
Ashes we laid as foundations for cities we live in today.
And do you remember? The ways of forgetting,
Step over step to the gates of the gates
You fall to your knees.
And nothing else is left but your home,
And it’s grace isn’t dead.
Do you walk away, do you walk away?
Leaves you alone, like I knew that it would.
Do you walk away, do you walk away?
And the angels say, who are you?
Do you walk away, do you walk away?
Do you walk away?
You walk away, do you walk away, do you walk away?
Do you walk away, do you walk away?
Who are you?
Do you walk away?
Just Don’t Feel – Wastelands Version (Album Only)
I sat and talked to girls at twenty-four
I promised them the world and sometimes more
I set upon a path of destruction
That left me with a hunger for seduction
And it just don’t feel like it used to
And it sure don’t feel like it did
It just don’t feel like it used to
Anymore
I sat and talked to men at twenty-eight
I told them that the payment’s coming late
I spent a lot of years just running
Wondering how I’m gonna find the money
Oh well it just don’t feel like it used to
And it sure don’t feel like did
And it just don’t feel like it used to
Anymore
No no no I’m never sure
But I’m still
Looking for more
And history’s a needle full of poison
You can put a man to sleep
With all the secrets that they try so hard to keep
And dare not ever speak
No no no
Well it just don’t feel like it used to
And it sure don’t feel like it did
And if nothing is below me or above me
Well I don’t mind
No no no and I won’t lie
I’m still looking for more
And it just don’t feel like it used to
And it just don’t feel like it used to
I’m still looking for more
And I’m never sure
Love Is A Drug
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
And we’re crying again
Fighting with our backs to the wall
While our blood’s on fire
Love is a drug but you still can’t fool desire
But I’m trying
We lost total control
We lost total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Take what you want but you still can’t fool desire
We lost total control
Total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Walking with our eyes to the sky on a tight rope wire
Fight like a flame in the night till our hearts get tired
But we’re trying
Just one taste will replace anything you want
It shoots up the droppers arm till you hit the floor
Now I’m dying
We lost total control
We lost total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Take what you want but you still can’t fool desire
We lost total control
We lost total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Fight like a flame in the night till your heart’s on fire
We lost total control
We lost total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Take what you want but you still can’t fool desire
We lost total control
We lost total control
Total control
We lost total control
Love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
I said that love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher
Yes, love is a drug but the drug won’t take me higher