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I wrote a letter to a Ghost
To find out his dreams and his hopes
And how he could walk through the walls
That have been holding me back all along

He took a pen and a page
He wrote in invisible ink
But the meaning would still stay as grave
He could see through my skin and my veins

He signed it "Sincerely, I'm dead.
Could I tell you in person instead?"
So he showed up, well halfway I guess
And he opened his mouth and he said,

We all need somebody to hold us
We all need somebody who cares
We all need a shelter to come to
When the world turns its back on our fears

I sat and stared at the wraith
Like the monster had taken my brain
He held out his wisp of a hand
The two of us faded away

We drifted out into the fog
Looking for something to haunt
When no one showed up we realized
We'd been haunted ourselves the whole time

We gave up and headed indoors
An old haunted house by the shore
When the spectre turned on all the lights
All his friends jumped and yelled out, "surprise!"

We all need somebody to hold us
We all need somebody who cares
We all need a shelter to come to
When the world turns its back on our fears

We all need somebody to hold us
We all need somebody who cares
We all need a shelter to come to
When the world turns its back on our fears

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from Moving Forward Advanced (Before the Island Pt. 2), released May 9, 2015

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Island Arcade fills acoustic foundations with electronic ambience, beats, and synth. Inspired by Big Island aloha, IA's mission is to catalyze positivity.

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