Dancing With Your Ghost – English Lyrics

• By: Sasha Sloan

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the universal language of love and loss through Sasha Sloan's poignant ballad, "Dancing With Your Ghost." This song offers a heartfelt look into the process of grieving, with simple yet powerful lyrics that can help you learn to express deep emotions. Its touching melody and relatable theme make it a special song for anyone wanting to connect with music on a deeper level.

[English]

Yellin' at the sky, screamin' at the world

Baby, why'd you go away, I'm still your girl?

Holdin' on too tight, head up in the clouds

Heaven only knows where you are now

How do I love?

How do I love again?

How do I trust?

How do I trust again?

I stay up all night, tell myself I'm alright

Baby, you're just harder to see than most

I put the record on, wait 'til I hear our song

Every night I'm dancing with your ghost

Every night I'm dancing with your ghost

Never got the chance

To say a last goodbye

I gotta move on

But it hurts to try

How do I love?

How do I love again?

How do I trust?

How do I trust again?

I stay up all night, tell myself I'm alright

Baby, you're just harder to see than most

I put the record on, wait 'til I hear our song

Every night I'm dancing with your ghost

Every night I'm dancing with your ghost

How do I love?

How do I love again?

How do I trust?

How do I trust again?

I stay up all night, tell myself I'm alright

Baby, you're just harder to see than most

I put the record on, wait 'til I hear our song

Every night I'm dancing with your ghost

Every night I'm dancing with your ghost

Every night I'm dancing with your ghost

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection noun - deep affection, a strong feeling of attachment
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to rely on someone or something noun - confidence or belief in reliability
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B1	noun - the spirit of a dead person
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
dance /dæns/ B1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse of air over the Earth
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the Earth and all living things
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or keep something
hear /hɪr/ A1	verb - to perceive sounds
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a short piece of music
record /ˈrekɔːrd/ B1	noun - a collection of audio tracks verb - to capture or store sound or information
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position
goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A2	noun - a farewell
cloud /klaʊd/ A2	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor
heaven /ˈhevən/ B2	noun - the sky or a place of afterlife
tight /taɪt/ A2	adjective - firmly fixed, not loose

Key Grammar Structures

• Yellin' at the sky, screamin' at the world

  ➔ present participle (‑ing) for ongoing actions

  ➔ "Yellin'" and "screamin'" are present participle forms indicating ongoing actions.

• Baby, why'd you go away, I'm still your girl?

  ➔ question with do‑support (why did) + present simple; contraction "why'd"

  ➔ "why'd" is a contraction of "why did" and introduces a question with the auxiliary verb "did" followed by the base verb "go".

• Heaven only knows where you are now

  ➔ present simple verb + embedded clause introduced by "where" (indirect question)

  ➔ "knows" is in the present simple; the clause "where you are now" is an indirect question introduced by the interrogative adverb "where".

• How do I love again?

  ➔ question with do‑support and base verb (no infinitive marker)

  ➔ "How" is the interrogative adverb, "do" is the auxiliary verb required for a question in the present simple, and "love" appears in its base form.

• I stay up all night, tell myself I'm alright

  ➔ present simple + reporting verb + object clause (that‑clause ellipsis)

  ➔ "stay" and "tell" are in the present simple. The clause "I'm alright" is an object clause where the conjunction "that" is omitted.

• I put the record on, wait 'til I hear our song

  ➔ present simple + colloquial "wait 'til" (until) + future time clause with present simple

  ➔ "wait 'til" is a contraction of "wait until". Even though it refers to a future event, English uses the present simple "hear" after "until".

• Every night I'm dancing with your ghost

  ➔ present continuous (am + -ing) for actions happening now or repeatedly

  ➔ "I'm dancing" combines the auxiliary "am" with the present participle "dancing" to form the present continuous, indicating an ongoing or habitual action.

• Never got the chance to say a last goodbye

  ➔ past simple verb + infinitive phrase (to + base verb)

  ➔ "got" is in the past simple, and it is followed by the infinitive phrase "to say" which expresses purpose or potential action.

• But it hurts to try

  ➔ dummy subject "it" + verb + infinitive complement

  ➔ "it" is a dummy subject; the real meaning is carried by the infinitive phrase "to try" which functions as the complement of the verb "hurts".