Ghost
Embracing the Haunting Echoes: Unraveling the Ghosts of Memories
Lyrics
I should've let you die from that heart attack
The speaker regrets not allowing the person to pass away during a heart attack.
Back in two thousand and five I wish that I didn't react
In 2005, the speaker wishes they reacted differently in a situation.
Embracing unknown contents of the coming days
Accepting or preparing for unknown future events.
Call it a faithful leap or playing it safe
Describes a decision as either a leap of faith or a cautious choice.
I'm still tending to the bruises that you left on my soul
The emotional scars left by the person are still healing.
And the mental tax you charged I'm still in debt to that toll
The toll on the speaker's mental health due to the person's actions is still significant.
In a dozen years the dust collects on untouched stepping stones
Over time, neglected or unused opportunities accumulate.
Will I ever shake it all
Questioning whether the impact of the person's actions will ever dissipate.
You were a ghost
The person was like a haunting presence in the speaker's life, repeating the idea.
Haunting my home
-You were a ghost
-Haunting my home
-You were a ghost
Reiteration of the person's ghostly presence.
Then in two thousand sixteen I received your written word
In 2016, the speaker received communication from the person.
With a postmark from where you had been, a place I've never heard
The communication was from an unfamiliar location.
And in negative degrees I recited your deceit
The speaker recognized the person's deception despite harsh conditions.
Spelled out for me
Realization of the person's deceit being made clear to the speaker.
I was a ghost
The speaker also becomes a haunting presence after realizing the truth, contemplating being better off alone.
Haunting my home
-I was a ghost
-Haunting my home
-I was a ghost
-Maybe better off alone
-Mom and Meg and me, we're all getting along
Other family members (Mom and Meg) are getting along well without the person.
You've been replaced by a better man who fills a space
The person has been replaced by someone better who fills a void that the person couldn't.
You could never hold
Highlighting the inadequacy of the person's presence compared to the new figure.
Now you're a ghost
The person, now absent, becomes a haunting memory in the speaker's life.
Haunting my home
-Now you're a ghost
-Haunting my home
-Now you're a ghost
-Haunting my home
-Now you're a ghost
Repeating the idea of the person being a haunting presence, emphasizing their influence on the speaker's home and life.
You are a ghost
-You're haunting my home
-You are a ghost
-You're haunting my home
-You are a ghost
-You're haunting my home
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