Misguided Ghosts – English Lyrics

• By: Paramore
• Album: Brand New Eyes

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the softer, reflective side of Paramore with 'Misguided Ghosts'. This gentle acoustic ballad offers English learners a great opportunity to explore poetic metaphors, expressive vocabulary for emotions, and clear, conversational vocal delivery.

[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.

Traveling endlessly.

Don't need no roads.

In fact, they follow me.

And we just go in circles.

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.

Traveling 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
ghosts /ɡoʊsts/ A2	noun - an apparition of a dead person
conviction /kənˈvɪkʃən/ C1	noun - a firmly held belief or opinion
traveling /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to go from one place to another
endlessly /ˈɛndləsli/ B2	adjective - having no limit or end
compromise /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ B2	noun - an agreement reached by each side making concessions
classify /ˈklæsɪfaɪ/ B2	verb - to arrange or order by classes or categories
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ B1	adjective - not straightforward; distorted
rely /rɪˈlaɪ/ B1	verb - to depend on with trust
useless /ˈjuːsləs/ B1	adjective - not fulfilling the intended purpose
trusted /ˈtrʌstɪd/ B1	verb - to believe in the reliability or truth of someone
echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ B2	verb - to repeat or imitate
circles /ˈsɜːrkəlz/ A1	noun - a round shape
direction /dɪˈrɛkʃən/ A2	noun - a course along which someone or something moves