Al Stewart - Charlotte Corday feat. Tori Amos

if you hear a step upon


your stair tonight


if you see a shadow in


the candle light


it's only your imagination


leading you astray


see her for a moment


then she'll slip away


the ghost of Charlotte Corday





she wanders down the hallway


in a long black dress


and lingers by the fireplace


like a faint caress


just what it is that brings her here


no man alive can say


see her for a moment


then she melts away


the ghost of charlotte corday





stars in the window like a panoply


covering everything


river of night


stars in the window


see them shining for


anyone else, anyone else





the clock ticks in the dark and now


the night is still


the air is like a murmur


on the window sill


all at once there's someone there


that only you can see


seeking the forgiveness


that will set her free


the wind has taken away


the words she wanted to say


the sky is now turning gray


the dawn is turning away


the ghost of charlotte corday