The ghosts are banging on my walls
They come for me, no rest at all
And I just have nowhere to go.
I try to hide out in my sleep
They chase me down, they cut me deep.
And I just have nowhere to go.
And it’s gonna get worse, yeah it’s gonna get worse,
Before it gets better.
Before it gets better. (repeat)
A flash of light, what is your name
A few kind words, won’t be the same
Do I have to let you go?
Out of the blue you went away
But you’re not here, what can I say.
I just have to let you go.
And it’s gonna get worse, yeah it’s gonna get worse,
Before it gets better.
Before it gets better. (repeat)
Always the calmest after the storm
Always the darkest right before the dawn
The sky shines so brightly in the noonday sun
Time moves so slowly after your gone.
I can’t explain, I’ve no idea
What you think or what you feel
So I just have to let this go.
And it’s gonna get worse, yeah it’s gonna get worse,
Before it gets better.
Before it gets better. (repeat)
Always the calmest after the storm
Always the darkest right before the dawn
The sky shines so brightly in the noonday sun
Time moves so slowly after your gone.
credits
from The Barrio Sessions with Early Times,
released October 8, 2014
Written by Gail George. All vocals by Gail George. Produced, performed and engineered by Early Times at Manhattan Recording in East Harlem, New York.
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