The Ghost of Genova Heights Lyrics
Who told his men to turn back
And go where we'd begun
Roses are the flower he would prefer
Scatter all his ashes on the pier
Genova Heights
Are hard to leave
Are hard to leave
The bedroom lights
Of Genova Heights
Are hard to leave
Are hard to leave
Now you're back in the neighborhood
I see you and I never should
Now you're back in the neighborhood
And now you're back in the neighborhood
I always see you when I never should
Now you're back, now you're back in the neighborhood
So now I keep my window closed at night
SOS in morse code when the wind blows
He is waiting for his moment to be right
Genova Heights
Are hard to leave
Are hard to leave
The endless nights
Of Genova Heights
Are hard to leave
So hard to leave
Now you're back in the neighborhood
I always see you when I never should
Now you're back in the neighborhood
Now you're back in the neighborhood
I always see you when I never should
Now you're back, now you're back in the neighborhood
Torq explained in concert that this song is about a fucked up dead veteran with no legs who comes back to haunt his girlfriend.
The falsetto chorus is supposed to be the girlfriend's voice... I LOVE how he decided to do it instead of Amy, it just makes the song kind of hilarious.
torq explained this song in an interveiw, he said it was set in a town where all of the young men joined a regiment of the army, they were sent off to war but their officer decided they would ditch their base and hide out in a bombed out building covered in roses. leading peaceful lives, they get found out and are killed by militants, the ghost of the officer who lead his men away from war goes back to his home town of genova heights to terrorize his ex-lover and her new lover hence stuff like morse code on the windows and creepy things like that, when you listen to the song in this context it makes perfect sense
in an interview with MTV he said that he wanted to make a song that was an immensely depressing theme (not sure of his exact words though), and make it into a great pop song.
and as we all can tell, he has accomplished it with this song. great job Torq : )
my sister thinks this song might be based on the book "Return of the Soldier" i haven't read the book so i have no idea, but has anyone else read it?
"You did wrong that you thought was good"
I can't believe how much I love this song. Torquil!
Hahah! I almost get a disco vibe from this song during the chorus! Not sayin' that's a bad thing! I LOVE it! ;]
Hahah! I almost get a disco vibe from this song during the chorus! Not sayin' that's a bad thing! I LOVE it! ;]
Torq explained in concert that this song is about a fucked up dead veteran with no legs who comes back to haunt his girlfriend.
The falsetto chorus is supposed to be the girlfriend's voice... I LOVE how he decided to do it instead of Amy, it just makes the song kind of hilarious.
humorous. A guy singing a "girls" part. Suppose to at least.