Lyrics to
The Ghost

This version of The Ghost was released by Fleetwood Mac in 1972.

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Hold on
Until the ghost appears
That day is gonna last for years
Strange wind, is gonna blow through town
Lightnin’ is gonna strike us down
Blue hills, are lookin’ good to me
I go there, when I’m fast asleep
Ghost town, and the desert wind
Strange sounds, at the worlds end
And then the winds start to blow
And the fire comes scorching down (yeah)
And then the sky dissapears
In the cloud with an awfull sound (yeah)
And when you can’t hold out
Then you run to the underground
Just a blue star
Hanging out in space
Earth town is a lovely place
Strange winds coming from the sky
Lovers gotta say goodbye
And then the winds start to blow
And the fire comes scorching down (yeah)
And then the sky dissapears
In the cloud with an awfull sound (yeah)
And when you can’t hold out
Then you run to the underground
Look out before the ghost appears
Look out before the ghost appears
Strange winds

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About Lyrics and The Ghost by Fleetwood Mac

The lyrics to The Ghost are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Fleetwood Mac in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to The Ghost are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Fleetwood Mac and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for The Ghost back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to The Ghost by Fleetwood Mac in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to The Ghost" means the words set to the music of The Ghost, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Fleetwood Mac. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to The Ghost and the lyrics to The Ghost are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Fleetwood Mac who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Ghost, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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