Ghost Across the Moors

from Waiting for Greyhounds by Alec Steinwall

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Ghost Across the Moors

How many times have I waited for love
To fill up the cracks where the rain still gets in
A smooth runway when I come in on one engine
A fat Cheshire cat to my asinine grin

How many times have I used up my chances
And sat like a criminal lost in despair
But like lawyers who leap through their loop-holes like dancers
Love always stepped up to answer my prayer

And oh, I keep doubling back
To this station on the circle track
Like a drunkard's hand reaching for his pocket flask
Again and again

I believe that love will always be
The star that guides the sailors back from sea
And it shines above me like a grail
A beacon on the shore
A ghost across the moors that I have chased

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from Waiting for Greyhounds, released February 17, 2023
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano: Alec Steinwall
Drums: Mark Kelso
Bass: Chris Bonner
Electric Guitars: Simone Boffa
Electric Guitars (lead): Jono Grant
Bowed Saw - Jono Grant

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