In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
It's so simple when you bring it back
Yeah it's a shit show when I fall through the cracks
And you're so brittle and I'm outta wack
I'm gonna have a fist go, fist go, fist go right through the back
So don't bother with that, yeah don't bother with this
Don't tell me what I told you, cuz I ain't said shit
Yeah don't bother with that, yeah don't bother with this
Don't tell me what I told you, cuz I ain't said shit
And we could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
And we could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
And I can't see
How my mind deceived me
And I still bleed
When the ghost from my past comes to hunt me down
I don't need anything, no worldly possessions
Early to my birthday, what's it mean without my presence
I've been traveling cross state lines between heaven and hell
If you're asking why I drove that night, well I can't even tell because
We could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
And we could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
And we could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
And we could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
Yeah it's a shit show when I fall through the cracks
And you're so brittle and I'm outta wack
I'm gonna have a fist go, fist go, fist go right through the back
So don't bother with that, yeah don't bother with this
Don't tell me what I told you, cuz I ain't said shit
Yeah don't bother with that, yeah don't bother with this
Don't tell me what I told you, cuz I ain't said shit
And we could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
And we could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
And I can't see
How my mind deceived me
And I still bleed
When the ghost from my past comes to hunt me down
I don't need anything, no worldly possessions
Early to my birthday, what's it mean without my presence
I've been traveling cross state lines between heaven and hell
If you're asking why I drove that night, well I can't even tell because
We could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
And we could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
And we could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
And we could be, a ghost
And you could bleed, all alone, all alone
Lyrics submitted by almostmanda
GHOST Lyrics as written by Robert Hillmann Andrew Zero
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Ok...here's what I have. To "Give Up The Ghost" means to die. So, the host (the person who gathers people together) is the Husband/Dead Guy. It's his funeral who has gathered them together so he is "The Host" who has "Given Up The Ghost" (died). The Tax Collector won't forgive someone's debt just because they died (The death of debtors, He won't forgive) so he rides out w/ his men and takes the silver off of their eyes (the one's used to pay the Ferryman, as Wilks pointed out)which is why he's stuck here. Now, the Lazarus reference, in John, Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead after being down for 4 days. Also, "dripping with the waters of Sheol", Sheol used to be the name of the place that sould went to before there was a Heaven (thank you, 5 years of Catholic School and 2 years of being an alter boy), so Lazarus is back and dripping w/ soul juice....I think that the Lazarus referance indicates that maybe the Lord himself had a hand in all of this business. The people who stink of smoke and 10 cent gin are the people at the funeral. The woman who is "staring madly at the roast" is the murderer. Now, the rib of Adam created the eyes of Eve by being the source of her creation. So, since Adam created Eve w/ his rib, she n turn creates Cain & Abel. And one murders the other, however gets women and his own place (?) but isn't heald responsible. So neither, in this case, is the murderer. Am I making sense here? Lemme know.
Awesome. Yours is the best. I am recently obsessed with this song and this helps.