Ghost of Us – English Lyrics

• By: Midnight Til Morning

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I just came to let you know

That its been hard to let you go

I’ve done it all to try to cope

I'm Still in love with the ghost of us

I Gave it all

Gave it all that I had

You did your best, we weren't built to last

Were we, honey?

Put all of the blame back on me

You took your shots, well I took mine too

You know you were always mine to lose

Now I’m running

All of the walls start crumbling

If I’m honest

When you call me

My bags been packed since the morning

And it’s harmless

We’re just talking

Now I’m banging on your back door darling

I just came to let you know

That it’s been hard to let you go

I’ve done it all to try to cope

I'm still in love with the ghost of us.

Spent all night here deleting your pictures

One phone call and I tell you I miss you so

Are we stuck in the afterglow?

Baby, it's so hard to let you

GO ohhh it’s so damn hard to let you

Spent hours with this ceiling fan

Cigarettes and some empty cans

They ain’t helping

The feeling is overwhelming

Ohh ohh

Mom asks if you’re doing well

I say you are but it's hard to tell

She don’t know yet

If she did, she’d be broken

If I’m honest

When you call me

My bags been packed since the morning

And it’s harmless

We’re just talking

Now I’m banging on your back door darling

I just came to let you know

That it’s been hard to let you go

I’ve done it all to try to cope

I'm still in love with the ghost of us.

Spent all night here deleting your pictures

One phone call and I tell you I miss you so

Are we stuck in the afterglow?

Baby, it's so hard to let you

GO ohhh it’s so damn hard to let you

GO ohhh it’s so damn hard to let you go

If I’m honest

When you call me

My bags been packed since the morning

And it’s harmless

Were just talking

Now I’m banging on your back door darling

Oh yeah!

I just came to let you know

That it’s been hard to let you go

I’ve done it all to try to cope

I'm still in love with the ghost of us.

Spent all night here deleting your pictures

One phone call and I tell you I miss you so

Are we stuck in the afterglow?

Baby, it's so hard to let you go-ohhhhh.

Baby, it's so hard to let you go-ohhhhh.

So damn hard to let you…

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A1	noun - the spirit of a dead person, believed to appear to the living
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection for someone verb - to have a deep affection for someone
call /kɔl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone on the telephone noun - a telephone conversation
hard /hɑrd/ A1	adjective - requiring a lot of effort
let /lɛt/ A1	verb - to allow someone to do something
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
cope /koʊp/ B1	verb - to deal with a difficult situation
blame /bleɪm/ A2	noun - responsibility for a fault or wrong verb - to say someone is responsible for a fault
crumbling /ˈkrʌmblɪŋ/ B2	verb - to break into small pieces
delete /dɪˈliːt/ A2	verb - to remove something, especially from a computer
overwhelming /ˌoʊvərˈhwɛlMɪŋ/ B2	adjective - very great or intense
stuck /stʌk/ A2	adjective - unable to move or get free
afterglow /ˈæftərɡloʊ/ C1	noun - a positive feeling or effect that remains after something is over
bang /bæŋ/ A2	verb - to strike something with a loud, sharp noise
darling /ˈdɑrlɪŋ/ A1	noun - a term of endearment for someone loved

Key Grammar Structures

• I just came to let you know

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense with 'have come' to indicate an action that started in the past and is relevant to the present.

• I’ve done it all to try to cope

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'have done'

  ➔ The present perfect with 'have done' emphasizes completed actions with present relevance, showing the effort made to cope.

• You did your best, we weren't built to last

  ➔ Simple Past vs. Past Continuous

  ➔ Contrasts simple past ('did') with past continuous ('weren't built'), showing a completed action vs. a past state.

• If I’m honest

  ➔ Conditional Clause

  ➔ Introduces a conditional statement, expressing a hypothetical situation or a condition.

• Are we stuck in the afterglow?

  ➔ Present Simple in Question Form

  ➔ Uses present simple in a question to inquire about a current state or situation.

• Baby, it's so hard to let you GO ohhh it’s so damn hard to let you

  ➔ Emphasis with Repetition

  ➔ Repeats the phrase to emphasize the difficulty of letting go, using repetition for emotional impact.