Ghost Of Books

The lyrics on here are undone and pretty wrong to me, but I have a bit of an interpretation regardless.

I think this song is about having memories/delusions about someone that you love. "Keeping myself in my mind" is a pretty clear intro to this idea. Then especially with the bit that goes:

"I went away to a ghost land And it felt like a perfect dream I grabbed a hold of two ghost hands And a voice said, 'I'll always be'"

... sounds like he's thinking of an ex (or exes) and reminiscing over the good times they had or imagining life with them as if they never broke up. I think "ghost land" basically means a place where these people don't actually exist, like in his mind. I think Avey may be simply thinking about old memories of this ex or exes, but it could also be a type of dream state or psychedelic trip where he encounters all this. Either way, this mental state is really comforting, and it's in a place where they'll always be ("and a voice said, I'll always be").

Then, of course, reality sets in:

"I ran to tell all my dear friends Of the new love I did find But when I return to my homeland I was confused by the changing tide"

and the part that goes:

"I'm so tired of disappearing You're so beautiful, you can't hear me Want to hold you, kiss you, feel me Climb through the void and eternally cheer me"

These thoughts aren't real; the relationships with this person or these people are over. These thoughts he has of them are great but that's simply all he has in reality; he can't actually interact with them, and eventually he must get out of his mind. But there is a sort of longing for it to be a reality ("Want to hold you, kiss you, feel me, climb through the void and eternally cheer me.")

Then, the song ends on a sort of happy note (not really, but kinda). He repeats the line "so I ran away with my ghost gal," accepting the truth that the memories or thoughts he has of this "ghost gal." Dwelling over the want for them to be real is depressing, so the resolution is to just dream over it.

I don't know, but that's what I got out of this song. I love it.

Probably my favorite on the album, even though it is terribly sad.

My interpretation is this song is about his split with his wife (obviously). More specifically it seems like he is being extremely hard on himself. Saying he was in his sort of imaginary world where he thought things would be OK with her, despite being so different.

"I'm so tired of disappearing You're so beautiful You can't hear me Want to hold you Kiss you Feel me Climb through the void and eternally cheer me" My take from this is that Avey is depressed or something of the sort. Sounds like he is disappearing from the relationship despite loving his wife. Second half of the lyrics are easy. He wants to be with her, for her to magically cheer him up.

I have a lot more interpretation, but I don't want to ruin it for anyone else.

PS. Sounds like he is repeating "tape myself in her/my mind" at the first of the song to me. Most of the lyrics are wrong, but it's a pretty good outline.

I really think it's

"I ran to tell all my good friends of the new love that I did find"

and not "I read deep down on my dear friends That the new love that I define"

Keeping myself in my mind

(I fell in love with a) ghost and (I got into bed) trust implied (I fell in love with a) ghost I'm (In love with the breath or the) scent that the (I fell in love with that) ghost I've. (Been thinking a lot about) changing lives (I fell in love with that) ghost I've (Find a little bit) sadness, love

I went away to a ghost land It felt like a perfect dream I grabbed a hold of two ghost hands Heard a voice say I'll always be

Good She needed good friends Where it could ... in a thoughtless line Then she would read me at my ends Where we could have a few billion fights They're like them, they needed new ... And that could never be poison I Wanted to cherish my ghost gal Sweetness that carried me up so high

I ran to tell all my good friends Of the new love that I did find Oh when I returned to my homeland I was confused by the changing tide

How can I live with the ghost gal, with a face like I wanna die? Now all unsure of my ghost plans, from the distance I heard her cry

I'm so tired of disappearing You're so beautiful, you can't hear me Want to hold you, kiss you dearly Climb through the void and eternally cheer me

So I ran away with my ghost gal