Ghost on the Highway
Ghost on the Highway: A Haunting Tale of Love, Betrayal, and Redemption
Lyrics
It's cloudy in the west, it looks like rain
Refers to a gloomy atmosphere with the possibility of rain.
My eyes are black holes and I'm burning away
Describes the speaker's eyes as empty and burning.
You slaughtered your loving man, killed him in his sleep
Accuses someone of killing their loving man in his sleep.
The blood and crying of your murder simply stains the sheets
Highlights the aftermath of the murder with blood and crying staining the sheets.
Now, you're a ghost on the highway
Describes the accused as now being a ghost on the highway.
Your gesture is meaningless
States that the accused's gestures are meaningless.
You're lost to the living men
Declares that the accused is lost to the living men.
Trailing souls to the end
Suggests that the accused is leading souls to the end.
You thought winning as a woman, meant failing as a friend
Reflects on the misconception that winning as a woman means failing as a friend.
It is not an art statement to drown a few passionate men
Rejects the idea that drowning passionate men is an artistic statement.
You made yourself a diamond to blind young men's eyes
Describes the accused as making herself attractive to blind young men.
You claim because they want your shine they deserve to walk the line
Accuses the accused of claiming that those who desire her deserve punishment.
You're a ghost on the highway
Reiterates that the accused is now a ghost on the highway.
Your gesture is meaningless
Reaffirms that the accused's gestures are meaningless.
You're lost forever to the living men
States that the accused is lost forever to the living men.
Trailing souls till the end
Repeats the idea that the accused is leading souls to the end.
Yes, I would give you my love so my soul would not starve
Expresses a willingness to give love to prevent the soul from starving.
But it could never move the honest rock of what you are
Admits that love cannot change the fundamental nature of the accused.
You're a ghost on the highway
Reiterates that the accused is a ghost on the highway.
You're like straw and meaningless
Describes the accused as being like straw and meaningless.
I hate you, but I love you
Expresses conflicting emotions of hatred and love towards the accused.
I'll carry that to the end
Commits to carrying these conflicting feelings until the end.
If I ever lie with you again, I pray I do not sleep
Expresses a hope not to sleep if lying with the accused again.
If I ever close my eyes again, I'd realize what you are to me
Acknowledges that closing eyes would reveal the true nature of the accused.
You are simply a liar
Directly labels the accused as a liar.
An animal who bluffs and steals
Describes the accused as an animal who bluffs and steals.
Until you become a bigger creature's meal
Warns that the accused's actions may lead to being consumed by a larger force.
You're a ghost on the highway
Reiterates that the accused is a ghost on the highway.
You're trash and meaningless
States that the accused is trash and meaningless.
I hate you, but I love you
Expresses conflicting emotions of hatred and love towards the accused.
I'll carry that to the end
Commits to carrying these conflicting feelings until the end.
You're lost on the highway
Concludes by repeating that the accused is lost on the highway.
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