Ghosts
Breaking Free: Unveiling Life's Ghosts and Embracing the Fire
Lyrics
It’s so cold now on the strip
Describing a cold atmosphere on the strip, possibly a street or area.
Hills and trams and the fog is thick
Mentioning hills, trams, and thick fog, setting the scene for a mysterious and challenging environment.
Faces hidden from themselves
Referring to people concealing their true selves.
Ground is shaking on the shelves
Indicating instability or turmoil, symbolized by the shaking ground.
Hey, I know
An expression of understanding or acknowledgment.
Yeh we’ve got our ghosts
Acknowledging the presence of ghosts, symbolic of past experiences or regrets.
Taking me and holding you back
Suggesting that these ghosts are hindering progress or holding someone back.
Hey, I know
A repetition of the acknowledgment of ghosts.
Yeh we’ve got our ghosts
Reiteration of the idea that ghosts are a hindrance.
Taking me and holding you
Continuation of the hindrance caused by ghosts.
But now we’re breaking out
Expressing a positive shift from a state of breaking down to breaking out.
Not breaking down
Emphasizing resilience and strength in the face of challenges.
Setting fire so we can
Describing an action of setting fire as a metaphor for creating a new beginning.
Breathe, breathe, breathe
Repeating the theme of breaking free and the need to breathe, emphasizing liberation.
Breaking out
-Not breaking down
-Setting fire so we can
-Breathe, breathe, breathe
-So we can breathe, breathe, breathe
-Now we’re driving windows down
Shifting to a scene of driving with open windows and laughter.
Laughing at nothing
Enjoying a carefree moment with a sense of humor.
Cold air surrounds
Describing the cold air surrounding the moment.
Is this what it is to be alive
Pondering the essence of being alive in this particular experience.
Oh it took the dark to bring the light to your eyes
Highlighting the idea that challenges (dark) can lead to enlightenment (light).
Hey, I know
Reiteration of the presence of ghosts as obstacles in life.
Yeh we’ve got our ghosts
-Taking me and holding you back
-Hey, I know
-Yeh we’ve got our ghosts
-Taking me and holding you
-But now we’re breaking out
Repeating the theme of breaking free and the necessity to breathe, reinforcing determination.
Not breaking down
-Setting fire so we can
-Breathe, breathe, breathe
-Breaking out
-Not breaking down
-Setting fire so we can
-Breathe, breathe, breathe
-See we be running
Expressing a sense of running away from truth and the inevitability of departure despite temporary connection.
From the truth
-No matter what they say
-I can hold your hand now
-But we both know I can’t stay
-I’m tryna see
Questioning the potential lessons learned from intense desire.
Is there a lesson to be learned
Reflecting on the all-consuming nature of intense desire and its potential consequences.
From wanting something so much
-That everything else can
-Burn, burn, burn
Metaphorically expressing the intensity of desire through the idea of burning.
See we be going out on a high
Acknowledging a moment of celebration but feeling uneasy about extinguishing a flame.
But putting out this flame
-Don’t feel right
-How can I leave you behind
Pondering the difficulty of leaving something important behind.
But now we’re breaking out
Repeating the theme of breaking free and the importance of breathing, emphasizing perseverance.
Not breaking down
-Setting fire so we can
-Breathe, breathe, breathe
-Breaking out
-Not breaking down
-Setting fire so we can
-Breathe, breathe, breathe
-Breaking out
Continued repetition of breaking out, not breaking down, and setting fire to breathe, reinforcing the triumph over challenges.
Not breaking down
-Setting fire so we can
-Breathe, breathe, breathe
-Breaking out
-Not breaking down
-Setting fire so we can
-Breathe, breathe, breathe
-So we can breathe, breathe, breathe
Final emphasis on the need to breathe, suggesting the ongoing importance of personal liberation.
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