Ghosts
Chasing Shadows: Unveiling the Haunting Tapestry of Noah Antonio's 'Ghosts'
Lyrics
When everything is temporary
Expressing the fleeting nature of everything.
And home never feels like home
Feeling a lack of belonging in one's own home.
When friends reside in different countries
Friends living in different places, causing a sense of distance.
Late nights alone, another time zone
Experiencing loneliness during late nights due to time zone differences.
When love was never scarce
Love used to be abundant but now feels insufficient.
But still your hungry heart
A metaphorical hungry heart craving for more.
Needs more, more, more
Desire for more or something different, uncertainty about the need.
Or something different, I don't really know what it is
Uncertain about what the heart truly longs for.
The future is a ghost
The unknown future is likened to a ghost.
There's nothing that I know
A sense of not knowing anything about the future.
Ghosts will try to scare you
Ghosts symbolize challenges or fears that may emerge.
I hope that mine won't
Hoping personal challenges won't be daunting.
Time and space are not my friends
Time and space are perceived as adversaries.
They get me close just to make it end
Close encounters that end abruptly, causing pain.
The ghosts possess the bodies
Ghosts taking control of people and leading them to the unknown.
And take them into the unknown
Metaphor for changes beyond one's control.
One's in Sydney she hates uni
A friend in Sydney facing challenges in university.
Said the water looked a little murky
Describing a negative perception of surroundings.
One's in Scotland becoming a doctor
A friend in Scotland pursuing a career in medicine.
One recently became a SCUBA instructor
Another friend becoming a SCUBA instructor.
They were taken by the ghosts
Friends affected by life changes symbolized by ghosts.
Though they're far, they feel so close
Despite physical distance, friends feel emotionally close.
They make a place a home
Ghosts make a place feel like home.
Didn't want to let them go
Reluctance to let go of the emotional connection.
When everyone is stationary
Feeling stuck while others progress.
And letters don't make the post
Communication breakdown, letters not reaching their destination.
When you hold on history
Clutching onto past events that bring sadness.
A saddening glow, blinded windows
Windows symbolize a barrier to understanding the present.
When you can't complain
Unable to complain despite challenges.
Cause everything comes your way
Everything seems to be going well, but there's an underlying emptiness.
The love, love, love
Love is present, but there's an unfulfilled aspect.
Still there's a hole, it's painful, cruel
Despite love, there's a painful void.
The future is a ghost
Reiteration of the uncertain and ghostly nature of the future.
There's nothing that I know
Reiterating the lack of knowledge about the future.
Ghosts will try to scare you
Ghosts represent challenges that may cause fear.
I hope that mine won't
Hoping personal challenges won't be frightening.
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