Give Up the Ghost Lyrics

Lyric discussion by aforestmightyblack 

Cover art for Give Up the Ghost lyrics by Thom Yorke

The ghost might also translate into spirit like with wine and strong booze. Addiction always haunts us all who has had any knows what I am talkinga about. Also everybody like the "lost and sold" and "pitifull" are strongly attracted by these ghost. They gather in bars on weekends and make the impossible happen - forgetting all your fears,tears and maybe the sorrow. And having your fill just means that you are so drunk that you again reached the level where you even begin to disgust yourself. This in your arms might mean while beeing drunk. Because everybody knows once you have eaten plenty you say to yourself - I have to give up on eating so much - I have to eat less after this etc. This is the same with every drug I have ever taken. While beeing high (in the arms of the drug) you just have this moment where you just want to stop.

Finally the "don't haunt me" sometimes sounds like "don't hurt me" and beeing hurt is the number one reason for taking drugs in the first place.

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