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
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
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