Icy road, blinding dark Rolling hills in the distance Open wound, a painful scar Love has left its burning trademark
Off the grid, out of bounds Further down into shadow Darkest day and whitest night In harm’s way
We’re chasing rainbows
Giving up the ghost Giving up the ghost That’s what hurt the most
You sever all my heads You place them on your bed Some part of your great scheme To vow me into silence
Giving up the ghost Giving up the ghost
Frozen lake soon will flow Frozen ground soon to follow But hey – everything is in your head And what you killed was never dead
Giving up the ghost Giving up the ghost On what you loved the most
On a coal-black sea, the sky’s on fire Failed attemptes at a funeral pyre Deep as dreams of dark desire The flames are growing ever higher
You severed all my heads You placed them on your bed Some part of your great scheme To vow me into silence
Giving up the ghost Giving up the ghost That’s what hurt the most
Words and music by Magne Furuholmen Produced by Magne Furuholmen and Erik Ljunggren String arrangement by David Davidson Vocal production by Peter Kvint and Morten Harket Mixed by Cenzo Townshend
Additional Musicians: Drums: Karl Oluf Wennerberg Violins: David Davidson, David Angell, Conni Ellisor, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale Violas: Kris Wilkinson, Monisa Angell Cellos: Sari Reist, Julie Tanner