[Verse 1 | intimate | piano | distant strings] You wore a face I thought I knew Spoke every word I wanted true A whispered name, a stolen key Tell me which one belonged to me [Pre-Chorus | tension building | low brass enters] Every secret has a price Every truth can tell you lies [Chorus | huge cinematic strings | brass | restrained power] There’s a ghost in the wire Putting words in our mouths Lighting match after match While we’re trying them out And the closer I get The less I know what is true If the enemy knows me Better than you There’s a ghost in the wire And it’s watching us choose [Verse 2 | darker | subtle electronic pulse] East looks west through borrowed eyes West looks back through alibis Two loaded guns, one unseen hand Drawing lines across the sand [Pre-Chorus] Every weapon needs a name Someone else to take the blame [Chorus] There’s a ghost in the wire Putting words in our mouths Lighting match after match While we’re trying them out And the closer I get The less I know what is true If the enemy knows me Better than you There’s a ghost in the wire And it’s watching us choose [Bridge | stripped down | near-whisper | unsettling electronic texture] Maybe nobody gave the order Maybe nobody crossed the line Maybe we built our perfect enemy And taught it how to lie [Final Chorus | full orchestra | soaring Bond-scale climax] There’s a ghost in the wire And it knows what we fear Makes a stranger of truth Till the lies disappear Now the whole world is waiting For somebody to choose But if nobody’s winning Then who made us lose? There’s a ghost in the wire There’s a ghost in the wire [Outro | piano | unresolved orchestral chord] And it sounds just like you.
