gypsies in the hallway

There’s gypsies in the hallway with their potions and their spells
They’re waiting there in silence, But I hear their tiny bells

They’re waiting without knocking but I can feel them there
No secret’s safe outside your door …Open if you dare

Open if you dare, Open if you dare
No secret’s safe outside your door
Open if you dare

There’s gypsies in the hallway. There’s gypsies on the stairs
They never stop their whispers, Their violins in the air

The melodies are haunting; confuse your secret fears
You think you‘ve lost a moment, But really it’s been years

Listen if you dare, Listen if you dare
Time is like quicksilver
Listen if you dare

Yesterday is what it is, a weave of joy and sorrow
Today is all you really have, no guarantee of tomorrow
(solo in b minor then motif in b min then motif in e min and we’re back in the original key)

There’s gypsies in the hallway, Your fortune’s up for sale
Twenty bits of silver, Your palm will tell the tale

There’s gypsies in the hallway. There’s gypsies on the stairs
They say the play for free, but I warn you, have a care

No one plays for free, No one plays for free
Somewhere there’s a bloody bill
No one plays for free




Words and music by james lee stanley, @2012 the real james lee stanley music, sesac

21 may 2012 revision