Ghost

from We Were Giants Once by Shapes in the Water

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Float like a ghost to
Dresser drawers to sift through
Keepsakes from future days
Promised wealth, so just wait

On a riverbed, you rattled chains
So no one else could stay sane
And they left their gold in the haunt you made
But the stories told never used your name

All your breaths were gone, so you made some noise

You rattle chains
To have some effect
From a dark shore
Screaming I exist
On the riverbed
The men would shake
Thought they heard a sound
Thought they saw something

Screaming I exist, yeah I exist
Thought they heard something
Thought they heard something

Screaming I exist, yeah I exist
It was just the wind
House was settling

On a crowded shore they learned your name
'Til the waves came, took your memory
Laid it in the sand, taken bit by bit
Over centuries, swimming in the sea

Just when I was sure I’d be a statue standing in the sea
Folded up my bones to sleep in separate places out of reach
Screaming I exist, I’m so sure of it
Traded anything to be everything
Screaming I exist, I made sure of it
Traded everything to be anything

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from We Were Giants Once, released May 14, 2019

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