Lord Huron // Ghost on the Shore - Lyrics

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Lyrics for Lord Huron's Ghost on the Shore from Lonesome Dreams.

I'm just a man but I know that I'm damned
All the dead seem to know where I am
A tale that began on the night of my birth
Will be done in a turn of the earth

I'll lie where I land
let my bones turn to sand
I was born on the lake and I don't wanna leave it
Every eye on the coast ever more
Will remember the sight of the ghost on the shore

Under the waves and the earth of an age
Lie a thousand old northerners graves
Deep in the night when the moon's glowing bright
They come rising up into the night

I'll die if I must
let my bones turn to dust
I'm the Lord of the lake and I don't wanna leave it
All who sail off the coast ever more
Will remember the tale of the ghost on the shore

I'm going away for a long time
I'm going away for a long time

Lie where I land
let my bones turn to sand
I was born on the lake and I don't wanna leave it
Every eye on the coast ever more
Will remember the sight of the ghost on the shore

Die if I must
let my bones turn to dust
I'm the lord of the lake and I don't wanna leave it
All who sail off the coast ever more
Will remember the tale of the ghost on the shore

I'm going away for a long time

[jessicamusic]

My grandfather lays on his deathbed as I write this and he was Born in Newfoundland Canada. This song keeps playing in my mind.

[cathkindip]

His accent reminds me of country singers but the instrumentals are like. English fairy forest aesthetic

[StarrySky-jslz]

This song is so relaxing. The harmonica at the beginning reminds me of shallow breathing, and just the nostalgic feel of the whole song helps me calm down. :) I love it.

[subtleshenanigans]

This feels more like a metaphorical ghost - the thought or story of a person left behind. Very nice, I like that kind of stuff.

[RCaIabraro]

This song makes me weep every time I hear it. The intro and outro sound like eternity itself: cold, lonesome; the "long time" means forever. Magnificent melancholy.

[alreadyghosts]

Oh man another unearthly beauty of a song to haunt my soul

[Pikabycolorz]

"I'm the lord of the lake"... mhhh, that sounds convenient.

[matttyler]

I go to Lake Huron consistently to be at my cabin and this just hits the feels so hard love it lord Huron

[mrsvm]

The Great Lakes has such a rich history. What a blessing to be a part of that.

[haydenkohn]

My dad would always play it. And i would sing it. This song is such a masterpiece

[howltae]

This song's like a comfortable couch for my heart 💓

[tsumugiscosplays]

This sounds like a new beginning after the worst, it's devastating but kinda comforting

[Kindra.N.Merlin]

I bloody love harmonicas 🥺 I almost cried of how pure this song is oof ;-;

[buddha]

Who the heck would thumbs this down? Love this song

[hopefuldawn]

Any and all Lord Huron music settles the kid I’m watching

I can’t blame the little guy, good music taste and his music soothes my soul in a way I dont have words for

[Eurydium]

What a legendary song. Thank you for the lyrics!

[heisenbergsuncertainty]

Cold and alone. Nothing to warm you up and no expectations to feel warm again. Feels.

[faithv]

I should have known he was from Michigan when I saw “Huron” in his name 🥺

[rateeightx]

Man, This Makes Me Think Of The Lake, Good Times. I Miss The Lake. I Miss Wisconsin In General.

[lzrshark]

God, it's not often that I find a song that's fitting for 3 of my characters at once. Usually it's just 2. Hell, one of the three's even a literal ghost.