Ghost
Eternal Echoes: Navigating Time's Ebb in VNV Nation's 'Ghost'
Lyrics
I climbed down, to watch the tide
I descended to observe the tide
Mark the time that slips away
Noting the passage of time
Where the oceans meet the sky
Where the sea and the sky meet
The drawing out of self
The introspective process of revealing oneself
And bitter cold goes side by side
Experiencing emotional coldness alongside self-discovery
The self-sustained obscurity
An isolated and self-sustaining state of being unknown
The sense I can't maintain
The feeling that the speaker cannot maintain
The ghost that never wanes
The persistent and enduring presence of a ghostly figure
I walk out to meet my fate
I go out to confront my destiny
In the receding of the day
As the day diminishes
In hope the tide will grant me stay
Hoping the tide will allow me to remain
From the ghost that never wanes
Facing the ever-present ghost that doesn't fade
So torn and frayed
Feeling emotionally and mentally worn and damaged
My times, lives, faces,
My experiences, lives, and faces are enduring
None can wear away
Unfading, unable to be worn away by time
Time slips away
The continuous passage of time
Let them rest upon the waves
Letting memories and experiences rest upon the waves
Peace at last for those who wait
Finding peace for those who patiently wait
Before I go out too far
Before going too far into the unknown
Before the depth I seek moves further away
Before the desired depth becomes more distant
I walk out to meet my fate
I go out to confront my destiny
In the receding of the day
As the day diminishes
In hope the tide will grant me stay
Hoping the tide will allow me to remain
From the ghost that never wanes
Facing the ever-present ghost that doesn't fade
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