Ghosts lyrics

Song information

Artist: Laura Marling
Album: Alas I Cannot Swim

Lyrics

He walked down a busy street
Staring solely at his feet
Clutching pictures of past lovers at his side
Stood at the table where she sat
And removed his hat
In respect of her presence
Presents her with the pictures and says
These are just ghosts that broke my heart before I met you
These are just ghosts that broke my heart before I met you

Opened up his little heart
Unlocked the lock that kept it dark
Read a written warning
Saying I'm still mourning
Over ghosts
Over ghosts
Over ghosts
Over ghosts that broke my heart before I met you

Lover, please do not fall to your knees
It's not like I believe in everlasting love

So he went crazy at nineteen
Said he lost all his self esteem
And couldn't understand why he was cry, cry, crying
Crying

He would stare at empty chairs
Think of the ghosts who once sat there
The ghosts that broke his heart
Oh, the ghosts that broke my heart
The ghosts that broke his heart
Oh, the ghosts that broke my heart
The ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts
The ghosts that broke my heart before I met you

Lover, please do not fall to your knees
It's not like I believe in everlasting love

He says I'm so lost
Not at all well
Ooooh
Ooooh

Do as done and there's nothing left to be
It turned out I'd been following him and he'd been following me
Do as done after it was over
We were just two lovers crying on each others shoulders, and I say

Lover, please do not fall to your knees
It's not like I believe in everlasting love

Lover, please do not fall to your knees
It's not like I believe in everlasting love