Ghosts – English Lyrics

• By: YUNGBLUD
• Album: Idols

Lyrics & Translation

Discover a new side of YUNGBLUD with "Ghosts," a powerful and emotional track where rock meets opera. The lyrics offer profound lessons on resilience and the urgency of life, making it an excellent song to explore English vocabulary related to existential themes and deep personal struggle. Pay attention to the song’s structure, which shifts from a soft ballad to a stadium-sized rock anthem—an unconventional and dynamic musical journey that makes this track truly special.

[English]

♪ OOH, OOH ♪

♪ OOH, OOH ♪

♪ I SEE THE DISTANT SMOKE ♪

♪ ACROSS THE WATER WAY ♪

♪ I’D SWIM A THOUSAND MILES ♪

♪ JUST TO HEAR YOU SAY ♪

♪ THE WORDS THAT NEVER COME ♪

♪ WHEN YOU NEED THEM MOST ♪

♪ TO DRY YOUR EYES OUT ♪

♪ WAS IT YOUR MOTHERS TONGUE ♪

♪ OR YOUR FATHERS GHOSTS ♪

♪ REMEMBER STICKS AND STONES ♪

♪ AND HOW THEY BROKE YOUR BONES ♪

♪ PAIN IS HOW YOU LEARN ♪

♪ AND BOY YOU LEARNED A LOT ♪

♪ WHEN THEY HIT YOU IN THE FACE ♪

♪ AND YOU BEGGED THEM ALL TO STOP ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU ROSE UP AGAIN ♪

♪ AND YOU TRIED YOUR BEST TO SURRENDER ♪

♪ BOWED DOWN YOUR HEAD ♪

♪ THEN YOU LOOKED UP TO THE SKY AND SAID ♪

♪ MY GOD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SCENE ♪

♪ NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN ♪

♪ WANNA STAY HERE FOREVER ♪

♪ MY GOD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SCENE ♪

♪ NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN ♪

♪ YOU’RE MY GATEWAY TO HEAVEN ♪

♪♪♪

♪ FROM UNDERNEATH THE DUST ♪

♪ YOU SEE THE CURTAIN CALL ♪

♪ CAN’T BEAR TO WATCH ANOTHER GENERATION STALL ♪

♪ TO THE HANDS OF GREED ♪

♪ THAT WILL TAKE IT ALL ♪

♪ AND CUT YOUR HEART OUT ♪

♪ SEE THE FACE IN THE SHADOW ♪

♪ JUST A THREAD IN THE SEAMS ♪

♪ WE’LL BE GHOSTS BY TOMORROW ♪

♪ JUST A DAY IN A DREAM ♪

♪ BUT YOU’LL RISE UP AGAIN ♪

♪ AND YOU’LL FIGHT AGAINST THE SURRENDER ♪

♪ MY FRIENDS DON’T WAIT ♪

♪ JUST LOOK UP TO THE SKY AND SAY ♪

♪ MY GOD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SCENE ♪

♪ NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN ♪

♪ WANNA STAY HERE FOREVER ♪

♪ MY GOD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SCENE ♪

♪ NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN ♪

♪ YOU’RE MY GATEWAY TO HEAVEN ♪

♪ MY GOD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SCENE ♪

♪ NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN ♪

♪ WANNA STAY HERE FOREVER ♪

♪ MY GOD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SCENE ♪

♪ NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN ♪

♪ YOU’RE MY GATEWAY TO HEAVEN ♪

♪ GATEWAY TO HEAVEN ♪

♪ GATEWAY TO HEAVEN ♪

♪ GATEWAY TO HEAVEN ♪

♪ ALRIGHT ♪

♪♪♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ ALRIGHT ♪

♪♪♪

♪ [APPLAUSE] ♪

♪♪♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪♪♪

♪ WHO ♪

[APPLAUSE]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	noun - the visible cloud of gas and particles produced by something burning verb - to emit smoke or to smoke a cigarette
water /ˈwɔtər/ A1	noun - a clear liquid essential for most plant and animal life verb - to pour, wet, or supply with water
miles /maɪlz/ A2	noun - plural of mile; a unit of distance
hear /hɪr/ A2	verb - to perceive sounds with the ears
words /wɜrdz/ A2	noun - individual units of language used to express meaning
mother /ˈmʌðər/ A1	noun - a female parent
tongue /ˈtʌŋɡ/ A2	noun - the muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting and speaking
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - a male parent
ghosts /ɡoʊsts/ B1	noun - supernatural beings or the spirits of deceased people
sticks /stɪks/ A2	noun - plural of stick; slender pieces of wood
stones /stoʊnz/ A2	noun - plural of stone; hard mineral material
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional discomfort or suffering
learn /lɜrn/ A2	verb - to gain knowledge or skill through study or experience
surrender /səˈrɛn.dər/ B2	noun - the act of yielding or giving up in a conflict or contest verb - to cease resisting; to give up
gateway /ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/ B2	noun - an opening that offers access or entry; a means of entering or connecting
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ B1	noun - a place regarded as the abode of God or the gods; paradise
scene /siːn/ B1	noun - a view or setting in a dramatic or real place; a situation
heart /hɑrt/ A2	noun - the muscular organ that pumps blood; metaphorically, the center of emotion

Key Grammar Structures

• I’D SWIM A THOUSAND MILES JUST TO HEAR YOU SAY

  ➔ Modal verb 'would' (I'd) for condition/hypothetical desire

  ➔ The word ""I'd"" is a contraction for ""I would"", signaling a hypothetical action.

• THE WORDS THAT NEVER COME

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that' to define the noun 'words'

  ➔ The clause uses a "that"-relative pronoun to introduce a defining clause for "words".

• TO DRY YOUR EYES OUT

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + verb)

  ➔ The to-infinitive shows the purpose or aim of the action linked in the line.

• WAS IT YOUR MOTHERS TONGUE OR YOUR FATHERS GHOSTS

  ➔ Question form with subject-auxiliary inversion ('Was it' ... 'or' ...)

  ➔ Inversion occurs when forming a question with 'Was it' to ask about identity or choice.

• PAIN IS HOW YOU LEARN

  ➔ Wh-clause as subject complement (how you learn)

  ➔ A wh-clause starting with 'how' functions as a noun clause that acts as the subject complement.

• WHEN THEY HIT YOU IN THE FACE

  ➔ Temporal clause with 'when' (time expression)

  ➔ The clause introduces a time reference with 'when'.

• UNTIL YOU ROSE UP AGAIN

  ➔ Until + clause (time conjunction) with past tense verb

  ➔ Until introduces a time boundary tied to a past action or state (rose up).

• WE’LL BE GHOSTS BY TOMORROW

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' (we'll) + time expression

  ➔ The contraction 'we'll' marks the future tense with a time phrase 'by tomorrow'.

• MY FRIENDS DON’T WAIT

  ➔ Present simple negative with 'don't' (third-person plural subject 'friends')

  ➔ Don't is the contracted negative of 'do not' used with plural subjects in the present simple.