Your Ghost (Kristin Hersh cover)

I have to agree with everything that lozte said- it sees to make sense that Greg is singing about calling an ex-lover to confront her about their past relationship (to "put her in his closet") so thathe is able to "drink his coffee", aka move on, but instead a new boyfriend answers the phone and that's where we get the "let him shoot me down/ and let him call me off".

But from the next lines ("take it from his whisper/ you're not that tough") it means that the new boyfriend is whispering harshly at him but still whispering for fear that she might crack in her resolve (her toughness to stay away from Greg) and dump this new boyfriend.

Now! To address this line: "it's the blaze across your nightgown/ it's the phone's ring" I believe that the "blaze" is the passion that Greg and she shared (this assumption only comes with the mention of the word "nightgown"). From this, Greg's refering to their passion as his calling her, aka he still has feelings for her (but because of the closet line, I'm still assuming that he just wants to make things clear before he even thinks of moving on).

The driving on circles bit could be literal (which I highly doubt) but most likely it's refering to the fact that she was on his mind all night, driving continuous circles of uncertainty in his mind as he thinks the situation over and over again.

That's what I think, anyway!:)

This is a beautiful song. Its one of those songs that can just make you cry in an instant. I dont know what the song is about. But in my point of view, it reminds me of someone who is thinking of a loved one who has pass. And they cant get over them. Im sure i might be wrong but for some reason everytime i hear this song it remind me of death and love.

the refrences to "him"/ "he" come from the fact tht this was originally written and sung by a girl Kristin Hersh in the 90s hope tht helps clairfy any confusion

what is a "blaze across your nightgown"? i love that part of the song but i don't get it. does he mean an actual flame?

i love this song, its haunting can anyone recommend any other songs like this

This was used at the end the Dollhouse episode "A Love Supreme". Two characters were struggling with the loss and the remnants of their loved ones. So arod, your description isn't off at all. Certainly a common interpretation. And I agree - it's one of those songs that just draws out the tears and doesn't stop.

After listening to this song on repeat for a few days, and falling in absolute LOVE with the lyrics and melody, I personally draw my own conclusion as to what it means. I think it's about someone calling someone who is now with another person. The person their with, answering the phone, and going off on the guy. I believe he was calling for closure, "I can't drink this coffee, till I put you in my closet" and doesn't want to hang up without that "Let him shoot me down, and let him call me off," the lover obviously not being civil about it. Anyway, that's just my interpretation. Beautiful song despite what you get out of it.

Correction: I meant to say "Someone calling an ex-lover who is now with another person." Realized it sounded far too redundant. Sorry about that!

Okay, so here's my interpretation:

if i walk down this hallway tonight, it's too quiet so i pat through the dark and call you on the phone push your old nummers and let your house ring till i wake your ghost

It's him walking through his house, he tries to walk softly because he doesn't want to break the silence that's been left since he lost his lover. He calls the girl's house, knowing she won't pick up because she's gone, so that's why he would be letting the "house ring till I wake your ghost."

let him walk down your hallway it's not this quiet slide down your receiver sprint across the wire follow my number slide into my hand

I think this means the actual spirit, he wants to feel her with him through the phone. I don't know why he refers to it as a "he" though, so I could be wrong. But "sprint across the wire, follow my number, slide into my hand," sounds like my meaning.

it's the blaze across your nightgown it's the phone's ring

Maybe as he's listening to the phone ring, he's watching a candle's flames reflect on a nightgown she had left at his house. This is a really beautiful image I think.

i can't drink this coffee till i put you in my closet let him shoot me down and let him call me off take it from his whisper you're not that tough

This is close to what lozte said, he's calling for closure, to hear her voice one last time even though he knows he can't. I think "him" is either a relative of the dead girl that didn't like the singer, or her husband that she was cheating on with him.

Interesting - Per abbylee17 this was originally sung by Kristin Hersh. The Wiki page for the song is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Ghost

It says the song was made to pay homage to a movie from 1943 about a woman having a dream. Read the plot of the movie here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshes_of_the_Afternoon

Watch the music video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igPvSBDt43I

Now I'm just confused.