WRITERS |
Paul McCartney and Carl Davis |
ARTIST |
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra |
RECORDED |
Liverpool Cathedral |
RELEASED |
Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio, 1991 |
BOYS
Ghosts of the past left behind
MEN’S CHORUS (GHOSTS)
You’re sleeping
Amongst us
We’re in your dream
NURSE
You’re dreaming
Try to rest, my child
MEN’S CHORUS (GHOSTS)
You called us
We heard you
And we are here
NURSE
To save your child
You must be still
MEN’S CHORUS (GHOSTS)
We’re ready
To listen
To what you ask
NURSE
Go to sleep
WOMEN’S CHORUS (GHOSTS)
You’re crossing
The water
The tide is strong
MARY DEE
No
WOMEN’S CHORUS (GHOSTS)
Your child is
Drawn to us
Into our throng
SHANTY
No
FULL CHORUS (GHOSTS)
This child is
Most welcome
Soon one of us
MARY DEE
No I tell you
You’ll never get through
I’ll never let you
No one is stealing this child
I’m not afraid of
Ghosts that the past left behind
SHANTY
Let her recover
Then let me love her
Until we run out of time
And in the future
I will promise to be the man
She had in mind
NURSE
Be still
Be calm
Your child is safe