A candle lights a moonless space
A faint memory
Getting bright
He can't remember her face
Just her green eyes
And the green grass under his bare feet

He knows she is returning
After a lifetime
A heartache
He can't run away from
The ghost in the electric cage

He sees her attitude
He sees her gestures
Her image is so clear
A phantom, a dream, a nightmare
Time and space in her green eyes
Everything again

He knows she is returning
After a lifetime
A heartache
He can't make her go away
The ghost in the electric cage

Time goes by
She goes, he remains
The candle light is moving away
He tries to make her stay, but he can't
She's the ghost in the electric cage

He knows she will return
After a lifetime
A heartache
He will wait day-to-day for
The ghost in the electric cage