GHOSTS one to eight
GHOSTS one to eight - selected lyrics and paintings ℗ & © all words and music by David Chappell 2021
© all paintings by Neil Hanger 2020
“I COULDN’T REALLY SEE, FOR SUNLIGHT IN MY EYES”
SPARKLING EYES
I don’t think
He sees that sparkle
In her eyes anymore
He hears a voice
He don’t hear words
When she talks anymore
And nothing now
Is gonna change the way that feels
No amount of dreaming
Is gonna change the way that feels
It’s just the way that it is
To get your heart back to zero
To lose your head in the clouds
To get your heart back to zero
To lose your head in the clouds
You need sparkling eyes
I don’t believe
He sees the beauty
In her face anymore
He sees a smile
But he don’t hear joy
When she laughs anymore
I’m telling you that’s the way it is
You gotta let it flow
AS SHE COMES HOME
I was swearing on my bible
I was looking out to sea for you
I saw our worlds colliding
I saw a broken moon turn blue
And can you say, whatever’s on your mind
Is troubling your heart
And I dream about
The colour in her eyes
About the pain in her heart
As she comes home
And I dream about
The way she breathes her air
About the way I fall apart
As she comes home
I was reconciling memories
Thinking am I good enough for you
I was swinging on a rainbow
I was looking out to sea for you
SPEED OF LIGHT
I couldn’t really see
For sunlight in my eyes
I couldn’t really breathe
She took me by surprise
She’s hitting on me with
The speed of light
I couldn’t really hear what you hear
Or see what what you see
I couldn’t really dream what you dream
Or breathe how you breathe
I couldn’t really dream
For demons in my mind
I couldn’t really hear
The speed it made me blind
LAY ME DOWN
Well I’m somewhere in between
What I am and what I seem
It’s gonna take you to
Lay me down
To show me what I am
Or could have been
When you say you remember me
There are blue skies in my eyes
Remember me
Exactly as I was
Remember me
Filling up your prayers
THE NORTHERN BOY
She saw him
And she fell for him
And he thought it was forever
He saw her
And he wanted her
And she believed in forever
Don’t blame it on the
Northern Boy in her eyes
Or any of the love songs
She waited for you
Blame it on the last time
You never said
I love you
CLEAR
It’s clear to me
That you are broken
Inside and out
It’s clear to me
That you are trying
To find your way
So let me show you
By opening up your eyes
Let me show you
By taking you down the
Road to light
And all that you need
You can have
Right here, right now
And all that I have
You can have
Right here, right now
It’s clear to me
That some things are better
Just left unsaid
It’s clear to me
That nothing will change
The way that this ends