He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
We saw a ghost inside our house
Or was it wishful thinkin'?
Oh God, don't leave us by ourselves
Or we're bound to take up drinkin'
Please send us a miracle
So I know that there is meaning
You said, "I think that it's a miracle
Just to be breathin'"
So live on, baby live on
Live on baby live on
Packed up my clothes in a grocery bag
I'm going to find the creator
An old man in the clouds or a happy little alien
Whoever it is I need to thank her
And even though I don't know God
I'm happy with the mystery
And I'm certain that I feel it
Every time that you sing to me
Songs, you say life is like a song
Songs, hummable songs
I watched you sleep until 5 am
Cause I want to be part of your dreaming
Oh love, don't leave me by myself
Or I'm bound to lose my meaning
We'll start a little family
And call it our religion
Hunt for ghosts inside our house
'Cause we'll never give up wishing
That we live on
Babe, we live on
In our song
Our hum-able song
Or was it wishful thinkin'?
Oh God, don't leave us by ourselves
Or we're bound to take up drinkin'
Please send us a miracle
So I know that there is meaning
You said, "I think that it's a miracle
Just to be breathin'"
So live on, baby live on
Live on baby live on
Packed up my clothes in a grocery bag
I'm going to find the creator
An old man in the clouds or a happy little alien
Whoever it is I need to thank her
And even though I don't know God
I'm happy with the mystery
And I'm certain that I feel it
Every time that you sing to me
Songs, you say life is like a song
Songs, hummable songs
I watched you sleep until 5 am
Cause I want to be part of your dreaming
Oh love, don't leave me by myself
Or I'm bound to lose my meaning
We'll start a little family
And call it our religion
Hunt for ghosts inside our house
'Cause we'll never give up wishing
That we live on
Babe, we live on
In our song
Our hum-able song
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I think that the Ghost in the house is his son, kaiden. He doesn't want the memory of Kaiden to leave "Oh Love, don't leave me by myself Or I'm bound to lose my meaning" it could also be his wife- but my favorite part is
"I'm going to find the creator An old man in the clouds or a happy little alien Whoever it is I need to thank her
And even though I don't know God I'm happy with the mystery"
I completely believe it. He captures the confusion in my own faith, and i connect deeply to those words. Knowing there must be something greater out there.