The Old Zimbabwe Ghost
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โฑ๏ธ 3:25 duration
๐ ID: 12023219
๐ Lyrics
Many tales I've heard of the soapstone bird
So I went along to see
The Acropolis and the passages
In the temple masonry
But it all looked so familiar
Like I'd been there once before
I felt my mind slipping back in time
And when I saw him then I knew for sure
He came down the stairs with his courtiers
And a soldier left and right
And his burnished golden bangles
Gave off a mystic kind of light
His eyes were black and they took me back
As they bored into my soul
And then the smile and we spoke awhile
About the mediaeval days of old
But the peace of mind and the quietness
Were the things I loved the most
As I sat reminiscing
With the old Zimbabwe ghost
When the world was young we were rich, my son
Independent, wise and free
From horizon to horizon
Our riches held the key
And then they came in love's sweet name
To our bastion in the sky,
And just like the way of the world today
For the cause of greed to die
But the peace of mind and the quietness
Were the things I love the most
As I sat reminiscing
With the old Zimbabwe ghost
Then suddenly the reality of today was all around
And the footprints where the ancients stood
Were fading in the ground
I was misty-eyed as again I died
And the people stopped to stare
As I watched my host, the Zimbabwe ghost
Go melting in the air
But the peace of mind and the quietness
Were the things I love the most
As I sat reminiscing
With the old Zimbabwe ghost
But the peace of mind and the quietness
Were the things I love the most
As I sat reminiscing
With the old Zimbabwe ghost
So I went along to see
The Acropolis and the passages
In the temple masonry
But it all looked so familiar
Like I'd been there once before
I felt my mind slipping back in time
And when I saw him then I knew for sure
He came down the stairs with his courtiers
And a soldier left and right
And his burnished golden bangles
Gave off a mystic kind of light
His eyes were black and they took me back
As they bored into my soul
And then the smile and we spoke awhile
About the mediaeval days of old
But the peace of mind and the quietness
Were the things I loved the most
As I sat reminiscing
With the old Zimbabwe ghost
When the world was young we were rich, my son
Independent, wise and free
From horizon to horizon
Our riches held the key
And then they came in love's sweet name
To our bastion in the sky,
And just like the way of the world today
For the cause of greed to die
But the peace of mind and the quietness
Were the things I love the most
As I sat reminiscing
With the old Zimbabwe ghost
Then suddenly the reality of today was all around
And the footprints where the ancients stood
Were fading in the ground
I was misty-eyed as again I died
And the people stopped to stare
As I watched my host, the Zimbabwe ghost
Go melting in the air
But the peace of mind and the quietness
Were the things I love the most
As I sat reminiscing
With the old Zimbabwe ghost
But the peace of mind and the quietness
Were the things I love the most
As I sat reminiscing
With the old Zimbabwe ghost
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:07.84] Many tales I've heard of the soapstone bird
[00:11.76] So I went along to see
[00:15.51] The Acropolis and the passages
[00:19.29] In the temple masonry
[00:23.00] But it all looked so familiar
[00:26.80] Like I'd been there once before
[00:30.83] I felt my mind slipping back in time
[00:34.08] And when I saw him then I knew for sure
[00:43.58] He came down the stairs with his courtiers
[00:47.49] And a soldier left and right
[00:51.11] And his burnished golden bangles
[00:54.83] Gave off a mystic kind of light
[00:58.99] His eyes were black and they took me back
[01:02.41] As they bored into my soul
[01:06.47] And then the smile and we spoke awhile
[01:09.76] About the mediaeval days of old
[01:13.83] But the peace of mind and the quietness
[01:17.28] Were the things I loved the most
[01:21.32] As I sat reminiscing
[01:24.94] With the old Zimbabwe ghost
[01:34.30] When the world was young we were rich, my son
[01:37.89] Independent, wise and free
[01:41.68] From horizon to horizon
[01:45.59] Our riches held the key
[01:49.23] And then they came in love's sweet name
[01:52.75] To our bastion in the sky,
[01:56.72] And just like the way of the world today
[02:00.25] For the cause of greed to die
[02:04.16] But the peace of mind and the quietness
[02:07.70] Were the things I love the most
[02:11.73] As I sat reminiscing
[02:15.21] With the old Zimbabwe ghost
[02:24.80] Then suddenly the reality of today was all around
[02:32.28] And the footprints where the ancients stood
[02:36.20] Were fading in the ground
[02:39.74] I was misty-eyed as again I died
[02:43.48] And the people stopped to stare
[02:47.25] As I watched my host, the Zimbabwe ghost
[02:51.16] Go melting in the air
[02:54.70] But the peace of mind and the quietness
[02:58.42] Were the things I love the most
[03:02.45] As I sat reminiscing
[03:05.88] With the old Zimbabwe ghost
[03:09.70] But the peace of mind and the quietness
[03:13.38] Were the things I love the most
[03:17.40] As I sat reminiscing
[03:20.87] With the old Zimbabwe ghost
[00:11.76] So I went along to see
[00:15.51] The Acropolis and the passages
[00:19.29] In the temple masonry
[00:23.00] But it all looked so familiar
[00:26.80] Like I'd been there once before
[00:30.83] I felt my mind slipping back in time
[00:34.08] And when I saw him then I knew for sure
[00:43.58] He came down the stairs with his courtiers
[00:47.49] And a soldier left and right
[00:51.11] And his burnished golden bangles
[00:54.83] Gave off a mystic kind of light
[00:58.99] His eyes were black and they took me back
[01:02.41] As they bored into my soul
[01:06.47] And then the smile and we spoke awhile
[01:09.76] About the mediaeval days of old
[01:13.83] But the peace of mind and the quietness
[01:17.28] Were the things I loved the most
[01:21.32] As I sat reminiscing
[01:24.94] With the old Zimbabwe ghost
[01:34.30] When the world was young we were rich, my son
[01:37.89] Independent, wise and free
[01:41.68] From horizon to horizon
[01:45.59] Our riches held the key
[01:49.23] And then they came in love's sweet name
[01:52.75] To our bastion in the sky,
[01:56.72] And just like the way of the world today
[02:00.25] For the cause of greed to die
[02:04.16] But the peace of mind and the quietness
[02:07.70] Were the things I love the most
[02:11.73] As I sat reminiscing
[02:15.21] With the old Zimbabwe ghost
[02:24.80] Then suddenly the reality of today was all around
[02:32.28] And the footprints where the ancients stood
[02:36.20] Were fading in the ground
[02:39.74] I was misty-eyed as again I died
[02:43.48] And the people stopped to stare
[02:47.25] As I watched my host, the Zimbabwe ghost
[02:51.16] Go melting in the air
[02:54.70] But the peace of mind and the quietness
[02:58.42] Were the things I love the most
[03:02.45] As I sat reminiscing
[03:05.88] With the old Zimbabwe ghost
[03:09.70] But the peace of mind and the quietness
[03:13.38] Were the things I love the most
[03:17.40] As I sat reminiscing
[03:20.87] With the old Zimbabwe ghost