Not The Ghost Lyrics - The Crane Wives

Oh, turn your lamps down low, 

Keep the light so dim that you can't see 

What's out there ahead of you. 

My dear, there are secrets here-- 

I will carry them home, 

Carry them home 

If only I could break 

The chain of disappointments weighing me down, 

Shake off the ghosts 

That whisper warnings whenever you're not around. 

(You're not around) 

But I won't be afraid 

Of all the things I've wanted-- 

It's the fear 

And not the ghost 

That leaves me haunted, haunted 

See what a life you lead: 

You're an anchor for all the heaviest 

Regrets inside of you. 

Escape-- we collect mistakes-- 

I will carry them home, 

Carry them home 

If only I could break 

The chain of disappointments weighing me down, 

Shake off the ghosts 

That whisper warnings whenever you're not around. 

(You're not around) 

But I won't be afraid 

Of all the things I've wanted-- 

It's the fear 

And not the ghost 

That leaves me haunted, haunted