Breath Of Ghosts Lyrics - Singles - Assemblage 23

I hear the breath of ghosts 

Hiding behind the wind 

Like an icy choir exhaling 

A promise to rescind 

I hear the breath of ghosts 

Escaping from their lungs 

Calling forth the names of those 

That took away their tongues 

A temporary permanence 

A fortress of onionskin 

With motives so transparent 

With no means to an end 

I feel the breath of ghosts 

Like fingers on my skin 

Tracing senseless patterns 

Revealing nothing in the end 

I hear the breath of ghosts 

Whisper in my ear 

With every drooling syllable 

It preys upon my fear 

A temporary permanence 

A fortress of onionskin 

With motives so transparent 

With no means to an end 

I hear the breath of ghosts 

Blowing through the trees 

Hissing out a warning 

Awash with its disease 

I hear the breath of ghosts 

Slowly fade away 

With ever decreasing frequency 

As colors change to gray 

A temporary permanence 

A fortress of onionskin 

With motives so transparent 

With no means to an end