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Once more it seems Mumford’s going to dish out a pensive, potentially sad tune – and then you’re tapping your toe to Ghosts That We Knew. Despite that coup, it’s the Timshel of the record, laced with quiet echoes and reverie.
Lyrics in the main body of text are for the UK version
Lyrics in (brackets) are for the US version
The US version is somewhat longer and has slightly different lyrics
[Verse 1]
You saw my pain, washed out in the rain
And broken glass saw the blood run from my veins
But you saw no fault, no cracks in my heart
And you knelt beside my hope torn apart
But the ghosts that we knew will flicker from view
And we'll live a long life
[Chorus]
So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light
Cause oh they gave me such a fright
But I will hold as long as you like (with all of my might)
Just promise me we'll be all right
[Verse 2]
So lead me back
Turn south from that place
And close my eyes to my recent disgrace
Cause you know my call
And we'll share my all
And our children come and they will hear me roar
[Chorus]
So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light
Cause oh they gave me such a fright
But I will hold as long as you like (with all of my might)
Just promise me we'll be all right
[Bridge]
But hold me still
Bury my heart on the coals (next to yours)
And hold me still
Bury my heart next to yours (on the coals)
[Chorus]
So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light
Cause oh they gave me such a fright
But I will hold with all of my might (as long as you like)
Just promise me we'll be all right
[Outro]
Ghosts that we knew made us black and all blue
But we'll live a long life
And the ghosts that we knew will flicker from view
And we'll live a long life
Ghosts That We Knew was written by Marcus Mumford & Ben Lovett & Winston Marshall & Ted Dwane.
Ghosts That We Knew was produced by Markus Dravs.
Mumford & Sons released Ghosts That We Knew on Fri Sep 21 2012.