Wintersleep – Weighty Ghost

Today’s tune comes from the Canadian indie-rock band Wintersleep.  With the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announcing the 2009 JunoJuno reviews nominees a couple weeks ago, I though it would be appropriate to revisit a winner from last year.  Riding on the success of their third album Welcome to the Night SkyWelcome to the Night Sky reviews, Wintersleep went home with the award for New Group of the Year in 2008.  Weighty Ghost was the 4th track from the album.

I got out of bed today, Swear to God I couldn’t see my face
I got out of bed today staring at a ghost
Who forgot to float away, didn’t have all that much to say
Wouldn’t even tell me his own name
Where’d my body go

Where oh where’d my body go?
Africa or Mexico?
Where or where’d my body go?
Where’d my body go?

Have you seen my ghost?
Staring at the ground?
Have you seen my ghost?
Sick of those goddamn clouds

Are you some kind of medicine man?
Cut the demons out of my head
You can’t kill something that’s already dead
Just leave my soul alone
I don’t need no surgery
Take those knives away from me
Just wanna die in my own body
A ghost just needs a home

Related posts:

• Wintersleep – Dead Letter & the Infinite Yes
• The Ghost Is Dancing – Battles On
• The Ghost is Dancing – This Thunder
• The Unicorns – Sea Ghost
• Bowerbirds – Ghost Life

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