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Dead in the Boot
Buffalo Ghosts

TRACK

Buffalo Ghosts

Release date: 1st April 2011

From Dead in the Boot

About This Track

'Buffalo Ghosts' by Elbow is a 2011 track from the album 'Dead in the Boot'. Its lyrics circle around the slow grind of time, a sense of absence, and stories that keep coming back to trouble the teller, before landing on the image of buffalo ghosts that “hurtle slow”. The mood is mournful but not sentimental, with repeated whispers and resounding tales giving the song a haunted, almost insistent stillness.

"Buffalo Ghosts" is a track by Elbow, from the album Dead in the Boot, released 1st April 2011. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Elbow.

About the Artist

Elbow

Elbow

Lyrics

Buffalo Ghosts

[Verse 1]

Deadlines pass year on year

Whisper grass, the falling tears

Whisper grass, wish you were here

[Verse 2]

Your tall tales still resound

Your tall tales found you out

Your tall tales won't lie down

In case you're thinking of staying

[Chorus]

Buffalo ghosts, hurtle slow on blue

The journey makes me taller

The journey brings me you

Buffalo ghosts, hurtle slow on blue

The journey makes me taller

The journey brings me you

[Bridge]

(Great big sky down to the ground)

(Great big sky down to the ground)

[Chorus]

(Great big sky down to the ground) Buffalo ghosts, hurtle slow on blue

(Great big sky down to the ground) The journey makes me taller

The journey brings me you

(Great big sky down to the ground) Buffalo ghosts, hurtle slow on blue

(Great big sky down to the ground) The journey makes me taller

The journey brings me you

[Outro]

(Great big sky down to the ground)

(Great big sky down to the ground)

(Great big sky down to the ground) Great big sky down to the ground

(Great big sky down to the ground) Great big sky down to the ground

(Great big sky down to the ground) Great big sky down to the ground

(Great big sky down to the ground) Great big sky down to the ground

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Track details

From Dead in the Boot

2011

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Album

Dead in the Boot

Release year

2011

—Gentle As
—Every Bit the Little Girl
—Lullaby
—Snowball
—Lay Down Your Cross
—Whisper Grass
—Buffalo Ghosts
—Love Blown Down
—The Long War Shuffle
—Waving from Windows
—Lucky with Disease

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