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Pain in leaving, pain in love, pain in oneself.
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I am a ghost, my body has gone
oh please, don't come looking for me
I'm over across the ether
through the telephone speaker
my body lies over the sea
I am a ghost, electronic apparition
oh please, come conjure me up
I'm just on the other side
of this ephemeral divide
and the day is not long coming
when we can give it up
Oh, there's a pain in leaving
Oh, one I won't quite touch
and I can't escape the lingering feeling
tomorrow's dawn will still shine
on those whom my heart has loved
I am a lover, my body was wrong
to try to keep hold of you
I strove to lay claim
to what could not be maintained
when all that we had was half-true
I am a lover, all vigor and fire
ready to face for your sake what I must
but all my effort spent
would not defeat your indifference
and I pray it's not long coming
when I can give you up
Oh, there's a pain in seeing you
Oh, one I won't quite touch
though your feelings have died the look in my eyes
says always and forever
you'll mean just as much
I am a man, my body is strong
the one that you gave to me
it's endowed with volition
and human ambition
to pursue what life is meant to be
I am a man, flesh and bone and spirit
and oh, try as I might
it seems my efforts have borne
a disastrous storm
while I wait for the day coming
please, get me through this night
Oh, there's a pain in needing
Oh, one my pride can't touch
the truth uncovers as my earnest hands flutter
and blow away in the breeze
that you're more than a crutch
and joy, joy comes in the morning
and joy, joy comes in our mourning
and joy, joy comes without warning
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