Ghosts

The Presets

Once I was a very young man, and very young man are none to clever
Sailed across to faraway lands
And far away towns of tin an terror
Ran amok in a strip called love
Lost my mind in the streets of neon
Now I'm coming on back
Help me up move right, left foot forward
Oh we had a merry old time, but merry old times don't count for nothing
Cocaine, song and women and wine
Memories blur and they make me shudder
Bed in the morning, eight, four, five, couple of days to get my head off

Now I'm coming on back
Help me up move right left foot forward
To Gho Gho Gho Gho Gho Gho Gho
(Oooo ooo oooooo oooo)
I'm troubled by gho Gho Gho Gho Gho Gho Ghosts in heaven
Oooo ooo oooooo oooo

Far below the shiniest stars, shiniest stars won't shine for ever
Take your soul and you can go far,
If you don't fall from grace of favor
Golder weights are those who star
You can take now and I'll take never

Now I'm coming on back
Help me up move right left foot forward
To Gho Gho Gho Gho Ghooo Gho Gho
(Oooo ooo oooooo oooo)
I'm troubled by gho Gho Gho Gho Gho Gho Ghosts in heaven
Oooo ooo oooooo oooo
Gho Gho Gho Gho Ghooo Gho Gho
I'm troubled by gho Gho Gho Gho Gho Gho Ghosts in heaven
Oooo ooo oooooo oooo
Oooo ooo oooooo oooo

Soon I'll be a very old man, and very old men they dream of summers
Spent with falls in faraway clans
While hometown crowds sing hymns of courage
Ran amok in a strip called love
Lost my mind in the streets of neon
Now I'm coming on back home
Help me up move right left foot forward


Lyrics submitted by armand0986, edited by bluefabrik, tazprettyglue

Ghosts Lyrics as written by Kimberley Moyes Julian Hamilton

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  • +2
    My Interpretation

    This is a song of regret, he realises he should have done more when he was younger realises what could have been. He defines the sad truth that when we're younger we aren't clever and don't understand what we can do with our lives and it isn't untill we grow older that we realise what we could have bcecome. It's a sad sad truth.

    timothy536on November 13, 2012   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    This song is sung like a sea shanty.

    Its about a young man who spends his time like a drunken sailor.

    A young man likes to party but sometimes he parties overboard.

    Later as an older wiser man, he is haunted by memories of his past.

    "Far below the shiniest stars, shiniest stars won’t shine for ever Take your soul and you can go far, If you don’t fall from grace of favor Golden weights are those who star You can take now and I’ll take never"

    This verse is advice to a younger person, if you make different choices then you can go far. Now its your time to shine.

    Soon he'll be a very old man who dreams of an easier life.

    But what does a man have at the end of his time but his memories?

    AceKingJakon August 29, 2013   Link
  • +1
    Lyric Correction

    cocaine song and women and WINE memories flood and a make me SHUDDER

    other than that, everything looks spot on, so thanks for posting. :)

    strykerchickon August 28, 2012   Link
  • 0
    Lyric Correction

    Oh, sorry, missed some: and very young MEN are none too clever while home town crowds sing HYMNS of courage

    strykerchickon August 28, 2012   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretation

    This song probably is about to the continued remorse on the choices we made.

    Pyhsixon October 01, 2012   Link

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