Ghosts

Ghosts
The Head and the Heart

Boys in the street are talkin' about leavin', they're leavin'
Lookin' for places to go
Boys in the street are talkin' about leavin', they're leavin'
Lookin' for places to go

Andy built his coffin down in Carolina
Told me he was runnin' from somethin'
But I think he's just out chasin' girls

When Mary moved all her shit to Chicago
Her mother made sure she left with her Bible but
You won't find her face on Sundays

Du du du-du-du-du, du du du-du-du-du
Du du du-du-du-du, du du du-du-du-du

All my friends are talkin' about leavin', about leavin'
But all my friends are sitting in their graves
All my friends are talkin' about leavin', about leavin'
But all my friends are sitting in their graves

Is it any wonder why we all leave home?
People say, "I knew you when you were six years old"
And you say, "But I've changed, I've changed, I've changed, I've changed"

Mom and Dad, if only you could see me now
Been here for a year and now I own this town
Cause I've changed, I've changed, I've changed, I've changed

Du du du-du-du-du, du du du-du-du-du

Du du du-du-du-du, du du du-du-du-du

All my friends are talkin' about leavin', about leavin'

But all my friends are sitting in their graves

All my friends are talkin' about leavin', about leavin'

But all my friends are sitting in their graves

One day we'll all be ghosts

Trippin' around in someone else's home

One day we'll all be ghosts, ghosts, ghosts

Ghosts, ghosts, ghosts

One day we'll all be found

No longer lost, we're just hanging around

One day we'll all be found, found, found

Found, found, found

Ba-dap, ba-dap, ba ba-da-da

Ba-dap, ba-dap, ba ba-da-da

Ba-dap, ba-dap, ba ba-da-da

Ba-da

Ba-dap, ba-dap, ba ba-da-da

Ba-dap, ba-dap, ba ba-da-da

Ba-dap, ba-dap, ba ba-da-da

Ba-da


I seriously enjoy The Head and the Heart. Great, great music. This song is fabulous and has been helping me get through my mornings of paper writing this weekend. Plus I think the sentiment is rather appropriate for the stage of life I'm in. When I decided to post this song I thought of these freaky photos that I took in first year. One night a bunch of us went to the park and the combination of the lighting and the movement of the swings made everyone look see-through. So weird. And so awesome. And they somehow capture the combination of melancholy and happiness that this song has.