Despite the song words being about ghosts and disappearing, I think it's really about a one-sided relationship, or maybe an unsuccessful attempt to start one.
'Cause the world might do me in
It's all right cause I'm with friends
Cause I'm giving up again
It doesn't matter
He's worrying that this time nothing might come out of it, but he doesn't feel all bad about it, because he still has friends. This isn't also the first time he's unsuccesfully in love.
And I'm feeling like a ghost
And it's what I hate the most
'Cause I'm giving up again
And this time (this time, this time)
This time I might just disappear
He feels ignored by the other person, as if he were a ghost, and he hates this feeling. That's why he's considering giving up on his feelings and disappearing from the person's life.
Try and hear me then I'm done
'Cause I might just say this once
Seen this played out in my dream
It doesn't matter
Before he goes however, he's trying one last time to form a relationship. He's nervous about it to the point of having dreams about approaching the person and saying what he feels.
Time for givin' up the ghost
Fuck, it's you I hate the most
And there is no guarantee
It doesn't matter
This approach is the last time, he's giving up on being ignored like a ghost, which he hates, either he manages to form a relationship, or disappears from the person's life for good. He doesn't really know if he'll succeed and perhaps is apathetic about the outcome.
Despite the song words being about ghosts and disappearing, I think it's really about a one-sided relationship, or maybe an unsuccessful attempt to start one.
'Cause the world might do me in It's all right cause I'm with friends Cause I'm giving up again It doesn't matter
He's worrying that this time nothing might come out of it, but he doesn't feel all bad about it, because he still has friends. This isn't also the first time he's unsuccesfully in love.
And I'm feeling like a ghost And it's what I hate the most 'Cause I'm giving up again And this time (this time, this time) This time I might just disappear
He feels ignored by the other person, as if he were a ghost, and he hates this feeling. That's why he's considering giving up on his feelings and disappearing from the person's life.
Try and hear me then I'm done 'Cause I might just say this once Seen this played out in my dream It doesn't matter
Before he goes however, he's trying one last time to form a relationship. He's nervous about it to the point of having dreams about approaching the person and saying what he feels.
Time for givin' up the ghost Fuck, it's you I hate the most And there is no guarantee It doesn't matter
This approach is the last time, he's giving up on being ignored like a ghost, which he hates, either he manages to form a relationship, or disappears from the person's life for good. He doesn't really know if he'll succeed and perhaps is apathetic about the outcome.