Sweet Ghost of Light Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 11 times, most recently at Robyn and Emma's house on February 09, 2022. He first performed it at Slim's on November 17, 2011, 10 years and 2 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Eye Robyn Hitchcock Twin/Tone; Glass Fish Records Album 1990
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 11/17/2011
The Bell House Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/19/2011
St. Leonard's Church Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/26/2011
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 01/21/2012
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 10/13/2012
Arts at the Armory Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 11/12/2014
The Chapel Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 03/03/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/01/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/03/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/22/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/09/2022

Lyrics

Sweet ghost of light
When you appear
You fall around me
Everywhere
I see your face
As you pass by
As fragile as
A dragonfly
You jab me in
The kidneys like
A compass or
An iron spike
But I can't help
Believing you
Because I love
The things you do

Sweet ghost of light
I've lived too long
I'd die for you
Inside this song
The sweetest death
That I can dream
Like petals flowing
Down a stream
That turn to blood
As they dissolve
And it's around
You I revolve

Sweet ghost of light
You'll never fade
By nothing else
Are you betrayed
You fill me 'til
I'm empty and
You empty me
Like grains of sand
I love you more
Than anyone
Beneath the moon
Beneath the sun