Ghosts

Michael Jackson

There's a ghost down in the hall
There's a ghoul upon the bed
There's something in the walls
There's blood up on the stairs
And it's floating through the room
And there's nothing I can see
And I know that that's the truth
Because now it's onto me

I don't understand it
Hey
I don't understand it!
Aw

There's a thumpin' in the floor
There's a creak behind the door
There's a rocking in the chair
But there's no-one sitting there
There's a ghostly smell around
But nobody to be found
And a coughin' and a yawnin'
Where a restless soul is going

I don't understand it
Hey
I don't understand it

And who gave you the right to scare my family?
And who gave you the right to scare my baby, she needs me
And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
They put a knife in my back
Shot an arrow in me
Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy
The ghost of jealousy

There's a thumpin' in the floor
There's a creak behind the door
There's a rocking in the chair
But nobody's sitting there
There's a ghostly smell around
But nobody to be found
And a coughin' and a yawnin'
Where a restless soul is going

I don't understand it
Yeah yeah!
Don't understand it
You just a dog gone
Aw

And who gave you the right to scare my family?
And who gave you the right to scare my baby, she needs me
And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
And who gave you the right to take intrusion, to see me?
And who gave you the right to shake my family?
And who gave you the right to hurt my baby, she needs me
And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
They put a knife in my back
Shot an arrow in me
Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy
A suckin' ghost of jealousy
Aw

Who gave you the right to shake my family?
And who gave you the right to scare my baby, she needs me
And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
And who gave you the right to take, intrusion to see me?
And who gave you the right to hurt my family?
And who gave you the right hurt my baby, she needs me
And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
They put a knife in my back
Shot an arrow in me
Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy
The ghost of jealousy

Aw
Dog gone
But there's no doubt about it, piece of mind
Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy


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Ghosts Lyrics as written by Teddy Riley Michael Jackson

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  • +1
    General Comment

    He wasn't trying to make another Thriller, he was trying to make something completely original

    mira_loveon June 22, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I think this song mentions about the types of ghosts among the human beings .. like the ghost of jealousy!

    alpeshkhunton April 30, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    The beat of this song is so sick. :)

    Kuma7on July 01, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    yea some of the lyrics are off, but i still love the song!!

    snickerstjon December 21, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Uh, what the fuck.

    This song, and the movie-thing, Ghosts, is completely symbolic. I love it.

    free.americaon August 06, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    I haven't watched the short film/video but parts on youtube and was surprised to find it amusing and fun. The ghost and ghouls represent the unrelenting elements that try to disturb our peace much like what MJ was going through. Somebody said that he somewhat deserved it, maybe, but I don't agree to how low they have gotten to it Michael presents a funny way of dealing with it and thinly suggest, you scare me or are you scared because of your jealousy. I think it shows a lot of sense of humor on his part.

    iMeanon August 15, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    am i the only one who realises the lyrics to this song are completely wrong?

    inverse_paradiseon November 16, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    are you sure the last lyrics in the first verse isn't "because now it's haunting me"? just wondering...

    eydazilon July 23, 2009   Link
  • 0
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    I always kinda thought this song was about what Bahir put Michael through in that interview/documentary thingy he did with him...I have no real basis for this, but that's just how I interpretted it.

    Also I think the lyrics posted here are wrong

    SNEEZEon September 01, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    These lyrics are wrong.

    I think these are the correct lyrics:

    There's a ghost down in the hall There's a ghoul upon the bed There's something in the walls There's blood up on the stairs And it's floating through the room And there's nothing I can see And I know it's bless the tune Because now it's haunting me

    Don't understand it Don't understand it

    There's a thumpin' in the floor There's a creak behind the door There's a rocking in the chair But there's no-one seem there There's a ghostly smell around But nobody to be found And a coffin inlay open Where a restless soul is pokin'

    Don't understand it Don't understand it

    (Got a ghost Got a break in the walls Got a ghoul Got a break in the halls Got to see it Want to)

    And who gave you the right to scare my family? And who gave you the right to shame my baby? She needs me! And who gave you the right to shake my fablic tree?

    They put a knife in my back Shot an arrow in me Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy The ghost of jealousy

    There's a thumpin' in the floor There's a creak behind the door There's a rocking in the chair But nobody's seem there There's a ghostly smell around But nobody to be found And a coffin inlay open Where a restless soul is going

    Don't understand it Don't understand it

    (Got a ghost Got a break in the walls Got a ghoul Got a break in the halls Got to see it Want to)

    And who gave you the right to scheme my family? And who gave you the right to shame my baby? She needs me! And who gave you the right to shake my fablic tree? And who gave you the right to take, intrusion? To see me! And who gave you the right to shame my family? And who gave you the right to hurt my baby? She needs me! And who gave you the right to shake my fablic trees?

    You put a knife in my back Shot an arrow in me Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy A suckin' ghost of jealousy

    And who gave you the right to shame my family? And who gave you the right to shame my baby? She needs me! And who gave you the right to shake my fablic tree? And who gave you the right to take, intrusion? To see me! And who gave you the right to hurt my family? And who gave you the right to hurt my baby? She needs me! And who gave you the right to shake my fablic tree?

    You put a knife in my back Shot an arrow in me Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy The ghost of jealousy

    Come on! But it's dynamite A peace of mine Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy

    Jujubee123on September 24, 2009   Link

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