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Ghost of His Smile Lyrics
he don't get out much
these days
but I wouldn't call him
lazy
he sees the dawn sneak
into the room
and knows the dogs will
be up soon
and we thought that he was doing alright
as the sun chased down another night
and days careen
like the waters
of a river rushing
to the sea
here she comes again
down the staircase
she never passes without
saying hello
and we thought that he was doing alright
and she says hello
I can't forget the ghost
I can't forget the ghost
I can't forget the ghost
of his smile
dogs will wag their tails
and birds will sing
hell it's a hard world
for little things
and we thought that he was doing alright
I can't forget the ghost
I can't forget the ghost
I can't forget the ghost
of his smile
these days
but I wouldn't call him
lazy
into the room
and knows the dogs will
be up soon
as the sun chased down another night
like the waters
of a river rushing
to the sea
down the staircase
she never passes without
saying hello
and she says hello
I can't forget the ghost
I can't forget the ghost
of his smile
and birds will sing
hell it's a hard world
for little things
I can't forget the ghost
I can't forget the ghost
of his smile
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I get the feeling this song is about someone who has commited suicide, and the 'I' in the song regrets not seeing the signs, and can't help feeling like they should have been able to help. "I can't forget the ghost of his smile" to me says that maybe the person seemed happy, but wasn't really, and there's a sort of guilt for not seeing through the ghost of a smile, like the 'I' is blaming himself. "We thought he was doing alright" again says how he didn't realise the smile wasn't genuine. The last verse, "hell it's a hard world for little things", makes me think of a suicide victim aswell.
about one of those guys who's always happy, no matter what. you know? :P
cute and lovely little song
I adore this song lately. I especially like the way the first verse or so is sang. Overall, it all reminds me of an old friend of mine... very old friend of mine, and it just makes me happy... so, yeah....
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I agree that it's about suicide. This person seems like he's always happy, but he's usually by himself staying up all night alone. He appears to he happy, but in the end, no one realized that he wasn't doing alright.
This may blow your minds: It's about the final years of his pet turtle.
He did a write-up of his songs on his site
Can you link to the write ups? That'd be great to see.
This one still makes me think of suicide and it makes it so poignant after what happened to Mark Linkous. Such a sad loss.