3rd Place, March/April 2014 Contest: "Breathing In Ghosts"

3rd Place
“Breathing In Ghosts”
Brian Marquis
Los Angeles, California

Videos by American Songwriter

When everything was beautiful
And the road was paved in gold
When everything was possible
The world was mine to hold

When everything was comfortable
And hidden in plain view
Feeling so invincible
Like children do

Oh, my heart
Fills with an ocean of sadness
Breathing in
All of the ghosts in the ashes

Nothing could prepare me for
What was yet to come
A perfect storm of consequence
Unraveled and undone

How long can I hang onto this dream?
And will I walk alone?
Everything was beautiful
Now everything is gone

Oh, my heart
Fills with an ocean of sadness
Breathing in
All of the ghosts in the ashes

As we head towards disaster
The death of all laughter
Our pockets filled with nothing
But fear ever after
There’s no way back now
There’s no way home
When home is a place
We no longer control
As we head towards disaster
The death of all laughter
This is the end
This is the end
The end