Misguided Ghosts – English Lyrics

• By: Paramore
• Album: brand new eyes

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 'Misguided Ghosts' to master conversational English and expressive vocabulary. This song is perfect for learners wanting to explore how emotional nuance and metaphors are used in modern pop-rock, teaching you how to describe complex feelings through catchy, melodic phrasing.

[English]

I'm going away for a while

But I'll be back, don't try and follow me

'Cause I'll return as soon as possible

See, I'm trying to find my place

But it might not be here where I feel safe

We all learn to make mistakes

And run from them, from them

...

With no direction

We'll run from them, from them

With no conviction

'Cause I'm just one of those ghosts

Travelin' endlessly

Don't need no roads

In fact, they follow me

And we just go in circles

Well, 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

Would 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

Travelin' endlessly

The ones we trusted the most

...

Pushed us far away

And there's no one road

And we should not be the same

But I'm just a ghost

And still they echo me

...

They echo me in circles

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
misguided /ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/ B2	adjective - having or showing faulty judgment or reasoning
conviction /kənˈvɪkʃən/ C1	noun - a firmly held belief or opinion
endlessly /ˈendləsli/ B2	adverb - having or seeming to have no end
compromise /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ B2	noun - an agreement or a settlement of a dispute
classify /ˈklæsɪfaɪ/ B2	verb - arrange in categories according to shared qualities
rely /rɪˈlaɪ/ B1	verb - depend on with trust or confidence
twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ B2	adjective - having a confusing or abnormal psychological state
echo /ˈekəʊ/ B2	verb - repeat or reverberate
useless /ˈjuːsləs/ A2	adjective - not fulfilling the intended purpose
circles /ˈsɜːkəlz/ A1	noun - a path moving in a round direction
direction /dɪˈrekʃən/ A2	noun - a course along which someone or something moves
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ A1	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong
ghosts /ɡəʊsts/ B1	noun - the soul or spirit of a dead person
trusted /ˈtrʌstɪd/ A2	verb - believed in the reliability or truth of
pushed /pʊʃt/ A2	verb - exert force on someone or something to move them away