"Ghosts are scared
of falling down
It's hard to see
He said to me"
I love this part. One of my favourite set of lyrics ever.
It turns the idea of ghosts being scary on its head. We are meant to be scared of ghosts, but in this case I imagine a classic white sheet with holes in it speaking to the singer, saying he's scared. And when this ghost is on the floor, it's like the opposite of what we see - we see normal light, except for the ghost - but the ghost sees total darkness, and it's scary for the ghost. Especially when he's on the floor after having fallen down the stairs or something.
I have no idea what that rambling stream-of-consciousness dissection of the lyrics was actually meant to mean, but they really do strike a nerve for me.
And yes I do realise I sound like a but of a mentalist now.
"Ghosts are scared of falling down It's hard to see He said to me"
I love this part. One of my favourite set of lyrics ever.
It turns the idea of ghosts being scary on its head. We are meant to be scared of ghosts, but in this case I imagine a classic white sheet with holes in it speaking to the singer, saying he's scared. And when this ghost is on the floor, it's like the opposite of what we see - we see normal light, except for the ghost - but the ghost sees total darkness, and it's scary for the ghost. Especially when he's on the floor after having fallen down the stairs or something.
I have no idea what that rambling stream-of-consciousness dissection of the lyrics was actually meant to mean, but they really do strike a nerve for me.
And yes I do realise I sound like a but of a mentalist now.