Ghost on the Wire
“All the excuses you thought I’d never read . . .”
Ghost on the Wire
[Verse]
You told me stories you didn’t think I’d know
Words like matches you struck but wouldn’t show
All the excuses you thought I’d never read
But the truth comes crawling between you and me
[Verse 2]
Checked out burned out you pushed me to the edge
My heart’s on fire but stuck under your ledge
You felt the power the words you left unsaid
I caught the current drowning in your threads
[Chorus]
You left me hanging like a ghost on the wire
Lies like a spark never catching the fire
Every note I sing echoes in the hollow
But my voice rises high no storm will I follow
[Verse 3]
Promises scrawled in the dust of your hand
I tried to gather them but they turned into sand
You left me searching for gold in the rain
But the fool’s treasure was tied to my pain
[Bridge]
Where did you lose me in the twist of your mind
I chased the stars but you left me blind
It’s not the fall but how sharp the edge
Still I leap forward away from the dread
[Chorus]
You left me hanging like a ghost on the wire
Lies like a spark never catching the fire
Every note I sing echoes in the hollow
But my voice rises high no storm will I follow