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He walked down a busy street
Staring solely at his feet
Clutching pictures of past lovers at his side
Stood at the table where she sat
And removed his hat
In respect of her presence
Presents her with the pictures and says
"These are just ghosts that broke my heart before I met you.
These are just ghosts that broke my heart before I met you"
Opened up his little heart
Unlocked the lock that kept it dark
And read a written warning
Saying I'm still mourning
Over ghosts
Over ghosts
Over ghosts
Over ghosts that broke my heart before I met you
[Chorus]
Lover, please do not
Fall to your knees
It's not
Like I believe in
Everlasting love
He went crazy at nineteen
Said he'd lost all his self esteem
And couldn't understand why he was cry, cry, crying, crying.
He would stare at empty chairs
Think of the ghosts that once sat there
The ghosts who broke his heart.
All the ghosts that broke my heart
The ghosts that broke his heart
All the ghosts that broke my heart
The ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts,
The ghosts, the ghosts
The ghosts that broke my heart before I met you
[Chorus]
He says "I'm so lost,
Not at all well"
Do as though there is nothing left to be
Turned out I'd been following him and he'd been following me
Do as though after it was over
We were just two lovers crying on each others shoulders
And I said
[Chorus: x2]
Staring solely at his feet
Clutching pictures of past lovers at his side
Stood at the table where she sat
And removed his hat
In respect of her presence
Presents her with the pictures and says
"These are just ghosts that broke my heart before I met you.
These are just ghosts that broke my heart before I met you"
Opened up his little heart
Unlocked the lock that kept it dark
And read a written warning
Saying I'm still mourning
Over ghosts
Over ghosts
Over ghosts
Over ghosts that broke my heart before I met you
[Chorus]
Lover, please do not
Fall to your knees
It's not
Like I believe in
Everlasting love
He went crazy at nineteen
Said he'd lost all his self esteem
And couldn't understand why he was cry, cry, crying, crying.
He would stare at empty chairs
Think of the ghosts that once sat there
The ghosts who broke his heart.
All the ghosts that broke my heart
The ghosts that broke his heart
All the ghosts that broke my heart
The ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts,
The ghosts, the ghosts
The ghosts that broke my heart before I met you
[Chorus]
He says "I'm so lost,
Not at all well"
Do as though there is nothing left to be
Turned out I'd been following him and he'd been following me
Do as though after it was over
We were just two lovers crying on each others shoulders
And I said
[Chorus: x2]
Lyrics submitted by whatnikkidid
Track duration: 03:00
"Ghosts" as written by Gabrielle Aplin
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP
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I absolutely love her writing.
Here's where I differ from other interpretations: she is saying "It's not like I believe in everlasting love" as a 'don't worry', saying that I understand that I'm not your first love and I'm fine with that, your past is your past and we all have one, love doesn't need to be 'everlasting' as in not only without anyone after but also without anyone before.
He's come along feeling very nervous about bringing up the subject of past loves, but she's very casual and mature about it, realising that you can't expect to be the only love your partner has ever had.
"it's not like i believe in everlasting love."
my boyfriend keeps telling me that he will love me forever and asking me if i will "be his" forever, and i have to repeat over and over again that i can't tell the future, let's just focus on here and now and be happy together as long as it lasts. as bitchy as that may sound to some of you, it's true.
It's actually:
It was done though there is nothing left to be
Turned out I’d been following him and he’d been following me
It was done after it was over
we were just two lovers crying on each others shoulders
I like the imagery in this song. I like the idea of throwing down the pictures and starting fresh. We all have ghosts that broke our hearts, so this is so easy to relate to. Love this song.
Fall to your knees
It’s not
Like I believe in
Everlasting love"
i think that's the girl's response to what the boy is telling her about his "ghosts"
i think its all from the girls point of view. She's really in love with this guy but he's still hung up on all of these other 'ghosts' (past lovers) that broke his heart. So yeah He doesn't know if he can love again but he feels really vunerable. So yeah she likes him... he doesn't know if he can go through a broken heart again. so she says.. like to make him feel better, oh no don't worry about its, its fine.. i don't believe in everlasting love either.. but deep down inside she is like really in love with him.
He can't understand why he keeps thinking about his past lovers and he's trying really hard to find the courage to fall in love with this girl.
At the end they find out that 'turns out i'd been following him and he'd been following me'.
i think she is saying.. don't cry to me about your past lovers and beg me not to do the same because it's not like their relationship is going to last forever.. but at the same time she feels for him
I absolutely adore this song. I love it when I hear a song and can totally relate to it as I can with this one. I 100% agree with FanoSays! In my opinion I think it's about a guy who has a lot of baggage and he's trying to move past it to be with this new girl. But the girl realizes he still has attachments/pains about his past, so by trying not to attach herself to him, she's feigning toughness by saying "It's not like I believe in everlasting love"...I think the "ghosts" broke his heart but also are breaking hers since they've still got such an impact on boy.
If that makes sense to anyone besides me and my rambling/not so good with comma usage self.