Past Lives - Level 42

An angel came to me last night

She saw me in a different light

She told me all things I thought I could be

Are not a million miles away

As surely as night follows day

It follows, I’m a king not a slave

Is this another case of déjà vu

It seems to happen everyday

It all comes back to me whatever I do

There’s always been a price to pay

Past lives, past lives

You can never put the ghost to bed

Get the feeling that you live, forever she said

Past lives, past lives

Rub my stomach while I pat my head

Get the feeling in your mind

When you’re out of your head

And to the eastern side of the bay

My shadow is sailing away

Treasured possessions and money to burn

I won’t be taking these with me

I hear the echoes and I’ve nowhere to turn

After all I’m all at sea

Past lives, past lives

We can anchor off the coast she said

The storm will pass and the fog will clear in your head

Past lives, past lives

You can never put the ghost to bed

Get the feeling that we live forever she said

In another world where dreams collide

To the mocking bird of faith we’re tied

She comes to pass but not to stay

Through the looking glass, she fades away

Welcome to the house of usher

Past lives, past lives

You can never put the ghost to bed

Get the feeling that you live, forever she said

An angel saw through me last night

She sold me down the river of life