The Lighthouse

By Rusty Shipp

On Mortal Ghost

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[Verse 1]

Looking out this lonely tower

Waiting for your face to appear

Just like so many times before, out upon the sea

And as the sunlight fades

Right on time you manifest yourself again to me

It feels like we were meant to be


[Chorus]

When the sun goes down and the lights come out

Look for the lighthouse, and you will see

Light upon the sea

Guiding you safely back to me


[Verse 2]

Not quite sure just what you are

Some kind of apparition

Or a memory from someone’s broken heart

Still you smilе just the same

And I can’t shake this longing for you

Evеn if I have to throw the world away

Yeah, I swear I hear you calling out my name


[Chorus]

When the sun goes down and the lights come out

Look for the lighthouse, and you will see

Light upon the sea

Guiding you safely back to me


[Verse 3]

Wait

It’s not the same

I feel a change

There’s something weighing down the air

A song inside my ear

It’s your voice I hear

You’re becoming clear

And finally you appear

You’ve come full bloom

You’re standing in the room

It’s coming true

Am I losing my mind?

But we talk all night about the afterlife

Before you fade away in the dawn’s light


[Chorus]

When the sun comes out

And the lights go down

Look for the lighthouse

And you will see

Light upon the sea

I’ll be here waiting

For you to come back home to me