Ghost of Another Lover- discussion

[Fuzball]

Ghost of another Lover
lyric + music by skylark + michael jackson



i remember daylight
turned into an endless night
i was lying awake and i
found myself thinking ‘bout you
all you do
all that you do

so i tried to get away
far from any yesterday
living like a runaway
under the light of the moon
locked in a room

in the room was the force of a presence calling me
pulling me into the mist of a dream
then the voice of a heart in the shadows said to me
i spent all my life searching for you

i was caught in a race with time
caught in a run for cover
with the ghost of another lover
i was left in the face of fear
and afraid i could be discovered
with the ghost of another lover

i was nearly going blind
trying hard not to lose my mind
running from another time
hoping nobody would know
it was so
so long ago

and the wind made a rush when i found her standing there
waiting there in the abyss of a dream
then i heard in a voice that was echoed everywhere
i spent all my life searching for you

i was caught in a race with time
caught in a run for cover
with the ghost of another lover
i was left in the face of fear
and afraid i could be discovered
with the ghost of another lover

and i look for a way though i know there’ll never be
i’ll spend all my life thinking of you

i was caught in a race with time
caught in a run for cover
with the ghost of another lover
i was left in the face of fear
and afraid i could be discovered
with the ghost of another lover

race with time
she blew my mind
rain or shine
the ghost of time


voice - michael jackson
instruments - skylark
engineered by bruce swedien
produced by michael jackson + skylark

© 1989 atv • welbeck | sputnik adventure music

 

[michaeljackson.nl]

Cool lyrics

Would be awesome if this is another situation where the leaked version was a work in progress and there is a version with full vocals.

Maybe it was was a day-mix Thom Russo had and showed at Kingvention?

 

[Fuzball]

Both Skylark songs were on the song lists found at the Carolwood house

 

[MJIB MJ In Black]

Holy crap fellas. I have been obsessed ith this song for years and have never found/heard many concrete vocals.
These new lyrics, however, are amazing. If you go to 3:47 on the song, it corresponds directly to the final verse of the newly found lyrics .
Edit: To note, the new lyrics don't really work with Michael's mumbling, but they work perfectly with the BGVs.
Edit #2: These new lyrics do correspond to some lyrics! The demo is almost certainly an early version where Michael mumbles around some lyrics that he has already written A-la Ghosts demo. The caught in a race with time chorus actually works with the demo and its BGVs. However, like lyrics written on the Bad and Thriller lyric sheets, these lyrics are what Michael had written and not what was actually sung in the song.

 

[JamesCMJJ]

When I relistened to GOAL and read the lyrics along with it, I was surprised with how many of the lyrics actually match

 

[muhammed]

I made this using ai tools and some rearranging

 

[michaeljackson.nl]

Ghost of another Lover
lyric + music by skylark + michael jackson



i remember daylight
turned into an endless night
i was lying awake and i
found myself thinking ‘bout you
all you do
all that you do

so i tried to get away
far from any yesterday
living like a runaway
under the light of the moon
locked in a room

in the room was the force of a presence calling me
pulling me into the mist of a dream
then the voice of a heart in the shadows said to me
i spent all my life searching for you

i was caught in a race with time
caught in a run for cover
with the ghost of another lover
i was left in the face of fear
and afraid i could be discovered
with the ghost of another lover

i was nearly going blind
trying hard not to lose my mind
running from another time
hoping nobody would know
it was so
so long ago

and the wind made a rush when i found her standing there
waiting there in the abyss of a dream
then i heard in a voice that was echoed everywhere
i spent all my life searching for you

i was caught in a race with time
caught in a run for cover
with the ghost of another lover
i was left in the face of fear
and afraid i could be discovered
with the ghost of another lover

and i look for a way though i know there’ll never be
i’ll spend all my life thinking of you

i was caught in a race with time
caught in a run for cover
with the ghost of another lover
i was left in the face of fear
and afraid i could be discovered
with the ghost of another lover

race with time
she blew my mind
rain or shine
the ghost of time


voice - michael jackson
instruments - skylark
engineered by bruce swedien
produced by michael jackson + skylark

© 1989 atv • welbeck | sputnik adventure music

We need this track. That groove is so addicting and these lyrics are great. Hopefully a more finished version exists.

 

[arisenow]

These are the final lyrics for 'Ghost of Another Lover', as posted by Skylark.

There are multiple vocal takes, ranging from a rough take to the final recording.
The Kingvention leak is neither the final vocal nor instrumental take.

Thom Russo was an assistant engineer, working alongside Bruce Swedien, who mixed the song.
The lyrics are by Michael and Skylark.

According to my notes, Ghost of Another Lover was recorded after Planet Earth.
The recording and mixing took place between 1989 and 1990.

Remember, this was at a time when Bryan Loren's songs were being considered for Dangerous, so naturally some ideas were floating around.
'Ghost of Another Lover' was one of these ideas. It's one of the more complete demos.

In my opinion, the earlier Dangerous album configuration would have been a great match, especially given Lorens' work on it.

 

[Inthestudiowithmj]

These are the final lyrics for 'Ghost of Another Lover', as posted by Skylark.

There are multiple vocal takes, ranging from a rough take to the final recording.
The Kingvention leak is neither the final vocal nor instrumental take.

Thom Russo was an assistant engineer, working alongside Bruce Swedien, who mixed the song.
The lyrics are by Michael and Skylark.

According to my notes, Ghost of Another Lover was recorded after Planet Earth.
The recording and mixing took place between 1989 and 1990.

Remember, this was at a time when Bryan Loren's songs were being considered for Dangerous, so naturally some ideas were floating around.
'Ghost of Another Lover' was one of these ideas. It's one of the more complete demos.

In my opinion, the earlier Dangerous album configuration would have been a great match, especially given Lorens' work on it.

Quit yapping

 

[Bad88]

I need that song, its amazing