John Mark Thomas

Follow The Phantom

John Mark Thomas


With the best of intentions 
I glue my rump to a chair 
And try hard to spend the next few minutes in prayer 
But something smells funny 
A fly keeps buzzing my head 
When I look through my eyelids the world is red 

I entertain tangents and I play with my hair 
I follow the Phantom into his lair 
I think about castles and the knights who lived there 
And I follow the Phantom into his lair 

I hear your small whisper 
Or is it just the radio? 
I want to think of you but there my mind goes 
Starting to drift now 
Did I hear myself snore? 
Would it help to slam my hand in the door? 

And I say to myself don't you dare! 
Follow that Phantom into his lair 
But then there's that cute girl and my mind's it stares 
And I follow the Phantom into his lair