Beautiful Ghost

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You drift where the compass forgets north A pale face behind the veil of rain Your name slips loose from the mouths of the dead And circles the room, then leaves again [Pre-Chorus] I follow the hush between two worlds Past the locked gate, past the last bell [Chorus] Beautiful ghost, lost in the ether Whose hand are you reaching through? I call from the shore of the living But every small answer belongs to you Beautiful ghost, caught in the distance A face I can almost hold If there is a road through the silence Come back before the dark grows cold [Verse 2] Your ribbon still rests on the banister Your portrait has silvered at the eyes The house keeps a place at the table Though no one remembers the reason why [Pre-Chorus] I follow the hush between two worlds Past the locked gate, past the last bell [Chorus] Beautiful ghost, lost in the ether Whose hand are you reaching through? I call from the shore of the living But every small answer belongs to you Beautiful ghost, caught in the distance A face I can almost hold If there is a road through the silence Come back before the dark grows cold [Bridge] At the edge of the sleep-world Where the black water turns You leave one warm fingerprint On the page where my prayer burns [Final Chorus] Beautiful ghost, lost in the ether I know that you hear me now I call from the shore of the living And lay your old ribbon down Beautiful ghost, caught in the distance Still lovely beyond my reach If there is a road through the silence Leave one small sign on the beach [Outro] Your name slips loose from the mouths of the dead And circles the room, then leaves again