written by Al Stewart and Tori Amos

If you hear a step upon your stair tonight 
If you see a shadow in the candle light 
It's only your imagination leading you astray 
See her for a moment then she'll slip away 
The ghost of Charlotte Corday 

She wanders down the hallway in a long black dress 
And lingers by the fireplace like a faint caress 
Just what it is that brings her here no man alive can say 
See her for a moment then she melts away 
The ghost of Charlotte Corday 

Stars in the window like a panoply 
Covering everything 
River of night 
Stars in the window 
See them shining for 
Anyone else, anyone else 
Stars in the window like a panoply 
Covering everything 
River of night 
Stars in the window 
See them shining for 
Anyone else, anyone else 

The clock ticks in the dark and now the night is still 
The air is like a murmur on the window sill 
All at once there's someone there that only you can see 
Seeking the forgiveness that will set her free 

The wind has taken away 
The words she wanted to say 
The sky is now turning gray 
The dawn is turning away 
The ghost of Charlotte Corday