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Wishing We Were Ghosts

from Wicker Forest by Jonathan Atkins

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There's a thought that one day
we will carry our mothers in a wooden box,
They'll be ghosts that we know,
And we'll still have our little talks.

And when I carry that burden on my shoulder,
Will those emotions be contagious?
Will people see strength in my eyes, or lack thereof?
Will they see that I feel weightless?

I've only got a few pictures of you,
And I'm afraid to let anything go.
Your spirits held in everything I do,
And in all the objects that I own.

Am I a carbon copy of my brother,
Or some strange version of my father,
Or am I really my mother's son
Or do I wish I were more like my sisters.

I've only got a few pictures of you,
And I'm afraid to let anything go.
Your spirits held in everything I do,
And in all the objects that I own.

So, here's to wishing we were ghosts,
So I won't miss any of you when you're gone,
We'd all be around in our dreamy states,
A ghost family finally home.

And here's to wishing I was a ghost,
So I wouldn't miss you so dear,
You wouldn't be gone before your time,
Because it's this only thing I really fear.

I've only got a few pictures of you,
And I'm afraid to let anything go.
Your spirits held in everything I do,
And in all the objects that I own.

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from Wicker Forest, released September 1, 2015

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Jonathan Atkins Mississauga, Ontario

"A singer-songwriter with a devastating ear for harmonies and a delicate touch with lyrics that slide perfectly into a horrid winter. There's a definite Celtic touch, but far sweeter than something like Mumford & Sons." - Andrew Fifield (Metro News)

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