The Ghost Living in My Beer
Whispers of the Spectral Brew: Unveiling Life's Choices
Lyrics
The city is so solemn after midnight.
The city has a somber atmosphere after midnight.
On a day so lost in autumn it's unknown.
On an autumn day filled with loss, the specific details are unknown.
A silhouette is dancing in the streetlight.
A shadowy figure is dancing under the streetlight.
The city's soul has flown out with the storm.
The essence or spirit of the city has departed along with the storm.
And you may ask me with a sympathetic voice,
Someone asks the speaker about their current state with a sympathetic tone.
How is it I came to here?
The speaker acknowledges being asked how they arrived at their present situation.
I'd tell you but I cannot hear you from the noise,
The speaker cannot hear due to the noise, possibly metaphorical, created by the ghost in their beer.
of the ghost living in my beer.
The disturbance or haunting feeling in the speaker's life is symbolized by the ghost living in their beer.
I had too many choices that I never chose.
The speaker had numerous choices but didn't make any decisions.
I wanted only freedom, only truth.
The speaker desired freedom and truth only.
I found myself so free,
The speaker felt liberated, but truth came with complexities.
but truth is full of complications.
Truth was left behind in the speaker's youth due to its complications.
So I left it lying back there in my youth.
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And you may tell me like a vision from the past,
The speaker hears only the laughter of the ghost living in their beer, not the advice or encouragement.
That the world is bright and clear.
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And I should answer but I only hear the laugh,
Someone may suggest that the speaker should respond positively, but the laughter of the ghost prevails.
of the ghost living in my beer.
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And you can tell me you are right and I am wrong,
-but I have nothing left to fear.
The speaker expresses happiness with themselves and their song, disregarding external judgments.
cause I am happy with myself and with my song,
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and the ghost living my beer.
The speaker mentions the ghost living in their beer, reinforcing the acceptance and satisfaction with their current state.
There's a ghost living in my beer.
The repetition of the ghost living in the beer emphasizes its persistent presence in the speaker's life.
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