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The Ghost In Your Reflection

from On The Byways by Pravinand Maharaj

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Written by Pravinand Maharaj

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The Ghost In Your Reflection
Words & Music: Pravinand Maharaj

Late afternoon sunlight
Shadows deep and long
Leading to the window
Where she keeps her songs
You can sing in silence
You can sing aloud
On the midnight blanket
You learn that two's a crowd
And there is no sin too proud
Across the line in the afterlife
Were you a victim of deception
Was it her who was your wife
Or the ghost in your reflection?

I am on this occasion
born but without form
Broken by my yearning
Scattered by the storm
You call me to the window
To see what you have found
That I must be this foolish
And hear your phantom sounds
The proud must wear a crown
In the afterlife across the line
To meet you at reception
Without chains of space and time
Like the ghost in your reflection

I see your face
I hear your songs
I've found the place where you belong
I feel your heart
I feel your hand
We cannot part
this is the plan
Dust to dust
Flame to flame
Who offers you protection
The only thing death cannot claim
Is the ghost in your reflection

Curse the night descending
Pray the day will spark
Every light returning
Consents with the dark
When will I be chosen
To have you while you're here
The end of my awakening
Lengthens and draws near
The crown of pride is fear
Beyond the stars
Beneath the sea
Returning to conception
Giving breath you cannot breathe
To the ghost in your reflection

The only truth is rumour
Everything must bend
What we learned as children
We re-learn with our friends
And you of form and spirit
In the watery light of old
Standing barely naked
Neither warm nor cold
The hands of fear we hold
Across the line
The great divide
A glimpse of recollection
Waiting there on the other side
Is the ghost in your reflection
In the afterlife will you find
By the law of no exception
Standing there before your time
The ghost in your reflection

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from On The Byways, released November 1, 2001
Pravinand Maharaj: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Drum & Bass programming
Sykes Maheeph: Lead Guitar

Mix & Mastered by Michael Jacob

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