Spirit On The Water Lyrics - Barclay James Harvest

There's a spirit floating on the water 

There's a shadow lying down by the shore 

Wasn't he there a year before? 

A sacrifice for the coat he's wearing 

A 'paradise' for the lady who dare's 

Colour him red upon the shore 

We carry the burden upon our shoulder 

We carry their lives in the palm of our hand 

Don't you care about the state you're in 

Or don't you understand? 

See the spirit floating on the water 

See the shadow lying down by the shore 

Wasn't he there some years before? 

We carry the burden upon our shoulder 

We carry their lives in the palm of our hand 

Don't you care about the state you're in 

Or don't you understand?