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.
There is person living in my head
She comes to visit every night in bed
I fight the demon, but it just won't fall
The voices in my dungeon starting to call
The spiders dancing on the wall
Suicide of love we could have had it all
And it is you, you are the ghost behind my eyes
The ghost that tells me lies
The princess of the dark has made my mind home
My haunted head and her won't leave me alone
She dances on my heart with fire in my soul
I hate that feeling when I'm loosing control
The spiders dancing on the wall
Suicide of love we could have had it all
And it is you, you are the ghost behind my eyes
The ghost that tells me lies
I wish to god that I could sleep again, oh peace again
And wake up from this nightmare
Free again
Free again, oh me again
There is a woman in my head
She comes to visit every night in bed
The spiders dancing on the wall
Suicide of love we could have had it all
And it is you, you are the ghost behind my eyes
You, you are the ghost behind my eyes
You, you are the ghost behind my eyes
Behind my eyes
The ghost behind my eyes
She comes to visit every night in bed
I fight the demon, but it just won't fall
The voices in my dungeon starting to call
The spiders dancing on the wall
Suicide of love we could have had it all
And it is you, you are the ghost behind my eyes
The ghost that tells me lies
The princess of the dark has made my mind home
My haunted head and her won't leave me alone
She dances on my heart with fire in my soul
I hate that feeling when I'm loosing control
The spiders dancing on the wall
Suicide of love we could have had it all
And it is you, you are the ghost behind my eyes
The ghost that tells me lies
I wish to god that I could sleep again, oh peace again
And wake up from this nightmare
Free again
Free again, oh me again
There is a woman in my head
She comes to visit every night in bed
The spiders dancing on the wall
Suicide of love we could have had it all
And it is you, you are the ghost behind my eyes
You, you are the ghost behind my eyes
You, you are the ghost behind my eyes
Behind my eyes
The ghost behind my eyes
Lyrics submitted by ChildOfAcid
Ghost Behind My Eyes Lyrics as written by Ozzy Osbourne Mark Jeffrey Hudson
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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Ghost Behind My Eyes totally rocks... I love it. I think we all have a ghost behind our eyes at some time or another... ya know? Ozzy gives a really good description of what its like to have a "person living in your head"
Ozzy Will Always Rule No Matter What Type Of Music He Writes So I Say FUCK ALL YOU WHO DISLIKE OZZY'S MUSIC
@BLSKiller887 Amen man, couldn't of said it better myself. Hope we get another album soon. The world needs some new Ozzy...preferable with Zakk
hells yea, i total agree
This song is on the album "Ozzmosis"
its about sharon, when ozzy was at betty ford or somewhere else i dunno where excatly he kept seeing sharon when she wasnt actually there.
schorching... man you have to realized something man.. we all probably love 80's ozzy just as much as you do.. but artist always change their song writing.. he started to get off the drugs around the time this song was wrote.. and he saw a new perspective of life... so you don't need to be critising ozzy for writing a really good song about sharon.. just because it's not up to your standards doesn't make it "naturally suck" as you put it..
Could someone please tell me what album this is on?
@AnnaA89 Ozzmosis Very overlooked album...Ozzy has even said he didn't enjoy making it. But anyways, my favorite tracks would be this one of course, Perry Mason, Tomorrow, I Just Want You, and See You On The Other Side. It's worth buying...he hits some pretty high notes (but then again editing can do that). About the only track I skip is My Little Man
Ozzy has been in and out of rehab a LOT throughout his life. He struggles with addiction every day. At one point, he was in a rehab center going through detox, and he would see visions of his wife Sharon.
It's pretty easy to interpret. 'Suicide of love, we could have had it all' very likely means that instead of having a really great relationship, Ozzy kinda screwed it up by using drugs. Drug use has had a huge impact on his relationship, and I think that a lot of folks can identify with Ozzy's situation, unfortunately.
I think anyone saying 'this song sucks' is missing the point. Ozzy's music covers such a wide variety of styles that he's written something for everyone. Just because it's not your thing doesn't mean it sucks. Find one of his songs you enjoy and let the folks that this means something important to have their Ozzy songs, too.
He's got enough music for everyone, that's what makes him so great.
I've been listening to a lot of scary/paranormal channels lately on Youtube and one day I thought perhaps this song is about a succubus (a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men)
Just a thought, not saying it's fact but it's what I get out of it....not sure about the part where he sings "the spiders dancing on the wall" I dunno....who knows with Ozzy...probably about drugs. Rock on Ozzy!! btw he hits some insane notes on this song, just saying
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rock on!
This song is modern ozzy, so it naturally sux. Its a disgrace of ozzys early and mid 80's band which created spine chilling songs. Get real people , this song is bad at every standard possible there is. 'course some "I wanna b ozzy fan the day till i die" headless chickens beeping about some weared off artist.
Hey, say this to Ozzy (in front of his wife Sharon) and you will feel lower than whale poop by the time Sharon O tells you what she thinks of you and how much this song most likely means to her. This song (as all of Ozzy's songs) come from his heart, from the very first song he wrote for Black Sabbath til the present. If you are so hellbent on trashing his later song writing, YOU ARE NOT A TRUE OZZY FAN! Life changes as people get older and the inportant things start to become family. If you can't figure that out you have A LOT to learn!