Ghost
Echoes of Unspoken Farewells: Micah E. Wood's 'Ghost'
Lyrics
I’d never lie to you
I assure you of my honesty
Even if you asked me too
Even if you requested otherwise, I would remain truthful
I just want to be kind
Expressing a desire to be kind
When I see your blue eyes
Noticing the impact of your blue eyes
You lay your hands on mine
Physical connection through holding hands
And we see ourselves drifting through time
Together, experiencing a sense of time passing
It’s happened so fast
Reflecting on the rapid occurrence of events
And there’s no going back
Irreversible change and no possibility of reversal
You never lied
Acknowledging a lack of falsehood
You just never said goodbye
Not saying goodbye, rather than intentionally deceiving
Like a ghost in the night
Comparing the departure to a ghostly, unnoticed presence
You drifted right on by
Drifting away silently during the night
And You never said
No farewell was uttered
Goodbye
Reiterating the absence of a proper goodbye
You seemed like you tried
Perceiving an attempt to create a convincing excuse
To make up a good alibi
The effort to fabricate an alibi causes emotional pain
But it still made me want to cry
The situation evokes a deep emotional response
I can’t even cry
Feeling emotionally numb or overwhelmed
When you heard my song
Your reaction upon hearing my song
You called and said baby it’s been too long
A call acknowledging a prolonged absence
You miss my laugh
Expressing a longing for the return of laughter
And you want me back
Expressing a desire for reconciliation
You never lied
Similar to line 10, emphasizing the absence of a farewell
You just never said goodbye
Reiterating the ghostly departure metaphor
Like a ghost in the night
Emphasizing the silent, unnoticed departure
You drifted right on by
Repeating the theme of an unspoken goodbye
And You never said goodbye
Restating the absence of a farewell
I thought I had it all before that fall
Reflecting on a past sense of completeness
Like it was summer forever but then you called
A shift from eternal happiness to a sudden change
I thought “Was I just the ghost inside of me?
Questioning one's identity and existence
For all the mistakes that keep haunting me”
Confronting the consequences of past mistakes
Can I find the beauty in all my flaws
Seeking beauty and acceptance in personal imperfections
Can I hear the breath before every single pause
Listening to the profound moments of silence
I can’t become the man you want to see
Challenging the expectation of transformation for someone else
Because there’s a different end to this
Acknowledging an alternative resolution or outcome
A different end to everything
Anticipating a different conclusion for everything
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