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Artist: Porcupine Tree
Canonical path: /porcupine-tree/phantoms
Related lyric paths: 6
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Phantoms
Read Phantoms lyrics by Porcupine Tree on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Phantoms
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I look at all the sad story people
Lost in the seasons passing them by
Inside my head lies a life on an island
Flooded with darkness deep into the sky
But they're only the strangers on a train
Passing through my mind again and again
But it's lonely to stand in this heat
Deep in the woods who knows who you'll meet
But i didn't know the hill would be the steep
And i didn't know the sea would be this deep
And i'm sorry i treat you this way
Deep inside the shell i crawl into
Crying alone i know i'll get by
Please stay away
I just don't want to see you
The things that you say i know they're all lies
But i don't understand what the story's about
Explain to me please how the sunlight got out
Please don't leave me here
Dreaming alone with phantoms
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