Ghost Whispers Over Ellis Island (Folk Rock) |
LyricsGHOST WHISPERS OVER ELLIS ISLAND (STEVE DAFOE 2006)(COPYRIGHTED) VERSE 1: Fmaj7(2nd Fret) Fmaj7(4th Fret) THEY WERE HERDED ON BOAT AFTER BOAT FOR A NEW START IN THEIR HARSH LIVES THEY THOUGHT OF WHEN THEIR FEAR WOULD END THE OLD AND THE NEW.....THE MEN AND THE WIVES A FEW THOUGHT THIS WAS A LAND OF HOPE. BUT MOST KNEW THERE WAS JUST NO CHOICE...... CHORUS 1: Dmaj7 Amaj7 AND WHEN ELLIS ISLAND IS MOSTLY ALONE IN THE NIGHT AND IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES....AS THE FOG ROLLS IN YOU'LL HEAR ALL ABOUT......THE GHOST WHISPERS OF ALL THAT PASSED THROUGH.. EM A MURMURING.........OH , MERCY ME....... OH, MERCY US......OH MERCY ME.......... VERSE 2: Fmaj7(2nd Fret) Fmaj7(4th Fret) YOU CAN SEE THEM AS THEY WIPED THE SWEAT FROM THEIR FACE AS THEIR SEASICK LEGS WOBBLED ONTO THEIR NEW VIRGIN LAND....... AND HOW THEY MUST HAVE WONDERED ABOUT A DEEPER GRACE AS THEY MURMERED AND TALKED TO THEMSELVES... CHORUS 2: Dmaj7 Amaj7 AND WHEN ELLIS ISLAND IS MOSTLY ALONE IN THE NIGHT AND IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES....AS THE FOG ROLLS IN YOU'LL HEAR ALL ABOUT......THE GHOST WHISPERS OF ALL THAT PASSED THROUGH.. EM A MURMURING.........OH , MERCY ME....... OH, MERCY US......OH MERCY ME.......... VERSE 3: Fmaj7(2nd Fret) Fmaj7(4th Fret) NO ONE KNOWS ANY OF LIFE'S REASONS MUST BE THE WORK OF AN INVISIBLE HAND AND THROUGH THE GENERATIONS THEY TOILED WORKING THE FACTORIES AND THE SOIL... STARTED WITH NO MORE THAN A PIECE OF PAPER THEY GOT FROM ELLIS ISLAND......... CHORUS 3: Dmaj7 Amaj7 AND WHEN ELLIS ISLAND IS MOSTLY ALONE IN THE NIGHT AND IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES....AS THE FOG ROLLS IN YOU'LL HEAR ALL ABOUT......THE GHOST WHISPERS OF ALL THAT PASSED THROUGH.. EM A MURMURING.........OH , MERCY ME....... OH, MERCY US......OH MERCY ME.......... |
| Short Song Description: The story of "Ellis Island" |
| Long Song Description: |
| Story Behind the Song: bpm 116 |
| Lyric Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Music Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Publisher Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Performance Credits: SD |
| Label Credits: |
| Song Length: 5:56 |
| Primary Genre: Folk-Rock |
| Secondary Genre: Country-Alternative |
| Tempo / Feel: Medium (111 - 130) |
| Lead Vocal: Female Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: Numbness |
| Subject Matter 2: Ship |
| Mood 1: Nervous |
| Mood 2: Anxious |
| Similar Artist 1: Annie Lennox |
| Similar Artist 2: Heart |
| Language: English |
| Era: 2000 and later |