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Ghost Town Lyrics
All of these ghost towns I keep travelling through
All of these traffic signs and lonesome bars blind the view
I swear I can be better
I could be more to you
But there are things that line my path
That I just had to do
If you've got visions of the past
Let them follow you down
They'll come back to you some day
And I found myself attached to this railroad track
But I'll come back to you some day
To you
To you
To you
Some day
And I remember how you told me all you wanted to do
That dream of Paris in the morning or a New York window view
I can see it now you're married and your wife is with a child
And you're all laughing in the garden and I'm lost somewhere in your mind
If you've got visions of the past
Let them follow you down
They'll come back to you some day
And I found myself attached to this railroad track
But I'll come back to you some day
To you
To you
To you
Some day
Maybe I should just turn around
Walk away
For no matter how much I really do want to stay
You know I can when it's too late
Oh I've found myself attached to this railroad track
I'll come back to you some day
To you
To you
To you
Some day
All of these traffic signs and lonesome bars blind the view
I swear I can be better
I could be more to you
But there are things that line my path
That I just had to do
Let them follow you down
They'll come back to you some day
And I found myself attached to this railroad track
But I'll come back to you some day
To you
To you
To you
Some day
That dream of Paris in the morning or a New York window view
I can see it now you're married and your wife is with a child
And you're all laughing in the garden and I'm lost somewhere in your mind
Let them follow you down
They'll come back to you some day
And I found myself attached to this railroad track
But I'll come back to you some day
To you
To you
To you
Some day
Walk away
For no matter how much I really do want to stay
You know I can when it's too late
I'll come back to you some day
To you
To you
To you
Some day
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A ghost story? In a way, yes. Though there is no "real" ghost (whatever that might be) involved. A ghost is something immaterial, but appears to be real, that haunts you and you can't get rid of it - just like the "visions of the past".
The lyrics and the sparse guitar chords create the imagination of a lone lady walking along a railroad through a desert, from one ghost town to another. Can't you almost see all those empty saloons and stores and office buildings, with those hollow windows and with the open doors flapping in the wind?
"Ghost Town" is merely a metaphor for a relationship that was broken up at some time in the past. It was alive back then, just like the town in the ages of the gold rush. But now there are only dead ruins left - and "visions of the past" that haunt her like ghosts.
Her partner had already let her participate in his plans for the future: living in Paris or New York. A kind of vision as well, that now no longer can come true, because he is already married to another woman and apparently lucky hith her. Our lady is "lost somewhere" in his mind, once again immaterial like a ghost.
She is somewhat undecided. She knows that the ghosts would disappear if she just left this railroad track to walk in some other direction, not touching any ghost town again. But as long as she adheres to the illusion that she "will come back to him some day", she cannot leave the railroad track and cannot get rid of those ghosts - the visions of the past.
An awesome song. And sad at the same time. Bittersweet like most of the songs by "First Aid Kit".
beautiful.
Such an incredible song. Have it on repeat.
this song makes me want to apologize to my girlfriend
Amazing song. There a few wrong lines here though.
"All of these traffic signs and lonesome bars blindsiding me and you"
"But there are things that lie in my path That I just have to do"
"For no matter how much I really do want to stay You know I can't, no it's too late."
It's a ghost story. The 'ghost' was a heart-broke woman who killed herself on RR tracks and is now "attached" to them. The guy moved on and married, had kids. (just to note, there are no disembodied spirits...if you see a ghost, it's just a demon/fallen angel pretending to be someone they're not. When you die, you're just...dead).