Lyrics for Misguided Ghosts as interpreted by hobomclacey

Misguided Ghosts Lyrics
I'm going away for a while
But I'll be back
Don't try to follow me
'Cause I'll return as soon as possible
See, I'm trying to find my place
But it might not be here where I feel safe

We all learn to make mistakes
And run from them, from them
With no direction
We'll run from them, from them
With no conviction

'Cause I'm just one of those ghosts
Travelin' endlessly
Don't need no roads
In fact, they follow me
And we just go in circles

And now I'm told that this is life
That pain is just a simple compromise
So we can get what we want out of it

Would someone care to classify?
A broken heart and some twisted minds
So I can find someone to rely on
And run to them, to them
Full speed ahead
Oh, you are not useless
We are just

Misguided ghosts
Travelin' endlessly
The ones we trusted the most
Pushed us far away
And there's no one road
We should not be the same
But I'm just a ghost
And still they echo me
They echo me in circles

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beazer32
09-21-2009

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reminds me of an old dashboard song.

and i love old dashboard songs.

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Like_A_Dove
09-22-2009

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The first time I listened I thought of Death Cab For Cutie and Regina Spektor. This is so different from what the usually do, but I really like it. Her voice sounds beautiful and the guitar is great.

They should do more stuff like this.

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Issyx
09-22-2009

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her voice is beautiful in this..

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moonbird
09-22-2009

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I'm listening to this song right now... it really is beautiful. I can't wait to buy the album:D

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thisishowwedance
09-22-2009

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guitar arrangement = Death Cab for Cutie
Hayley's amazing voice = Regina Spektor kind of feel.

AMAZING. It's so simple, it just brings tears to my eyes.
It shows how much they all really grew as a band.
It kind of makes me sad, but I need to learn to accept it.
People change and mature, even if we don't want them to.

The lyrics are beautiful.
Paramore never gets enough credit for the brilliant music they make.

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meredithhh
09-23-2009

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lol no, guys, take the first few seconds of guitar, and then go listen to Kaki King. almost exactly. which is really good.

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canvaswings
09-23-2009

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god i cannot get over this song
the guitar is so comforting to me
and yes! hayleys voice is totally sounding like regina in parts.
this is such an amazing transition for them.

as for the meaning
i find it hard to describe
its obvious in some ways
but i feel like theres something below the surface
and im trying to find interviews where hayley talked about it
but im not having any luck right now.

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LivAlexander
09-23-2009

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I got goosebumps.
I'm really loving the new feel in these songs.

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LivAlexander
09-23-2009

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And yeah, she REALLY sounds like Regina Spektor.
Like, creepily so.

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LivAlexander
09-23-2009

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And yeah, she REALLY sounds like Regina Spektor.
Like, creepily so.

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thrwmyhrtawy.
09-26-2009

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hauntingly gorgeous.

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thrwmyhrtawy.
09-26-2009

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hauntingly gorgeous.

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thrwmyhrtawy.
09-26-2009

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hauntingly gorgeous.

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thrwmyhrtawy.
09-26-2009

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hauntingly gorgeous.

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VanillaStar55
09-26-2009

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I think this song is about life. How we are all "misguided ghosts" going through life on different roads leading to different places and all the mistakes, heartbreak, pain etc. that we all go through along the way.

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ellie32190
09-27-2009

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this is a really lovely song. One of my favorites from their new album.

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Andiiieeee
09-28-2009

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This song is so beautiful. I love it so much.

I think this song, as past comments has said, is about life, but not just basic life. This particular instance has a person feeling as a "Misguided Ghost", someone who's been hurt and feels empty and lost. They have been radically hurt and segregated from someone they really cared about, and this has resulted in the feeling of emptiness. I really appreciate Paramore for their music and lyrics. Love it.

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teenqueen22
09-28-2009

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my favorite song on brand new eyes so far.

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conejita995
09-28-2009

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i thinkits about a person going through adolecsense stage. like them running away from their parents emotionally then coming back to them because they felt useless and bad. heres a clearer one:

I'm going away for a while
But I'll be back
Don't try to follow me
'Cause I'll return as soon as possible
See, I'm trying to find my place
But it might not be here where I feel safe

(their going to just kinda get away and just travel their own way to figure out who they are but they want to do it alone)


We all learn to make mistakes
And run from them, from them
With no direction
We'll run from them, from them
With no conviction

(this part is about them actually getting away but having no reason to do it and they dont know where their going either)

'Cause I'm just one of those ghosts
Travelin' endlessly
Don't need no roads
In fact, they follow me
And we just go in circles

(i think shes talking about how she felt going through this stage and her and her friends trying to find somewhere else to go)

And now I'm told that this is life
That pain is just a simple compromise
So we can get what we want out of it

(ppl telling her that life is just pain and just have to live with it)

Would someone care to classify?
A broken heart and some twisted minds
So I can find someone to rely on

(shes starting to feel useles and broken and wants to have someone to rely on)

And run to them, to them
Full speed ahead
Oh, you are not useless
We are just

(finally realize that theyll always be there and they comfort her)

Misguided ghosts
Travelin' endlessly
The ones we trusted the most
Pushed us far away

(her friends just pushed her away and she was left alone)

And there's no one road
We should not be the same

(exactly what it says lol)

But I'm just a ghost
And still they echo me
They echo me in circles

(even though shes back shes not gonna be the same)

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foundthevelvetsun7
09-29-2009

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one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard.

as for the meaning, I think this is necessary, even though it doesn't entirely feel right typing it up:

Hayley: "I feel like this song explains so much of how I feel at the most random times. Finally a song that puts it all into words. Life is hard and I find it very dizzying to try and navigate. Every once in a while it's just a bit much. Then I have to wonder who's out there that feels just like me. If we were all put in separate categories who would I be thrown in the box with? Sometimes I wonder why anyone in their right OR wrong mind would need to know me, want to be like me or even care. Cause I'm the one that knows how confused I really am. Then there's the You vs. Me thing where I truly believe it's me and just a couple of others that "really know what it's like" and we're just on guard constantly. This whole page is just a mess of bullshit but at least I get it!"

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tulipsareblue
09-29-2009

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I feel like this song is about the feeling one gets after they really mess up. We feel safe in our comfort zone, but sometimes the comfort zone, even though it feels safe, really isn't. Sometimes bad habits, although habits and feel safe, they're not. When we realize we messed up, we usually feel bad, empty, and no one seems to know what to do but to run as far away as we can from our mistake and bury it, then let time heal. However in between making the mistake and when we're healed from the pain it has brought, I believe this song says exactly how one can feel throughout that process. Empty and misguided, and how no matter how much you try to run from it, it's still there until you heal from those wounds. The line "I am told that this is life and pain is just a simple compromise" reminds me of the advice that we're so often told that what doesn't kill us makes us stronger, and just to wait out the bad times because something better is to come. It's really deep and sad, and I think everyone can sort of relate in their own way.


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Soldier1288
09-30-2009

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Wow, this song is amazing. Hayley says it's just how she feel's of the journey that is life.

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love personified
09-30-2009

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definitely my favorite song off of brand new eyes <3

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RooRiot
10-02-2009

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This is one of my favoutites, i love the lyrics!
I love how theyve done a few soft acoustic songs on the new album
I think this is about how your on the road of life and sometimes you get lost and loose yourself and become really ghost like, faking it to everyone else.
Its how you feel when you've messed up, or someones messed you up. Or maybe when you loose someone/somthing, and you dont know what to do.
I think it also shows how you need to know someone trusts you to trust them sometimes when you've had it hard
"Would someone care to classify?
A broken heart and some twisted minds
So I can find someone to rely on
And run to them, to them
Full speed ahead"

Beautiful <3

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GilmoreG
10-02-2009

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would you consider it a heartbreak or love song or both?

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