Misguided Ghosts – English Lyrics

• By: Paramore

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the raw emotional power of 'Misguided Ghosts.' This song is a perfect tool for learners to study expressive English vocabulary related to grief and longing, as well as the use of metaphors to describe emotional states in a minimalist musical setting.

[English]

one two three

[Music]

i am going away for a while but i'll be

back don't try and follow me

cause i'll return as soon as possible

you see i'm

trying to find my place but it might not

be here where i feel

safe but we all learn to make mistakes

[Music]

i'm just one of those ghosts

[Music]

traveling endlessly

i don't need no rose

in fact they follow me

and we just go in circles

but now i'm told that this is life and

pain is

just a simple compromise

so we can get what we want out of it let

someone care to classify

our broken hearts and twisted minds so i

can find

someone to rely on and run

to them to

them full speed ahead

oh you are not

useless we are

just misguided

ghosts

traveling endlessly the ones we trusted

the most

pushed us

[Music]

and there's no one road

and we should not be the same

but i'm just a ghost

and still they echo

in circles

[Music]

you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
misguided /ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/ C1	adjective - having faulty judgment or reasoning
ghosts /ɡoʊsts/ A2	noun - the spirit of a dead person
endlessly /ˈɛndləsli/ B2	adverb - having no end; continuous
compromise /ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz/ B2	noun - an agreement reached by each side making concessions
classify /ˈklæsɪfaɪ/ B2	verb - to arrange or assign in classes or categories
rely /rɪˈlaɪ/ B1	verb - to depend on with full trust
useless /ˈjuːsləs/ A2	adjective - not fulfilling or expected to achieve the intended purpose
circles /ˈsɜːrkəlz/ A1	noun - round shapes or looping paths
twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ B1	adjective - having a distorted or bent shape; mentally disturbed
echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ B2	verb - to be repeated by or as if by an echo
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ A1	noun - actions or judgments that are misguided or wrong
trusted /ˈtrʌstɪd/ A2	verb - believed in the reliability or truth of someone
traveling /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ A1	verb - making a journey
pushed /pʊʃt/ A1	verb - exerted force on someone to move them away
safe /seɪf/ A1	adjective - protected from danger