Anyone's Ghost Lyrics
The National
Lyrics
The National - Anyone's Ghost
LRC by lzh, from jiangxi pingxiang
say you stay at home alone with the flu
find out from friends that wasn't true
go out at night with your headphones on, again
and walk through the Manhattan valleys of, the dead
didn't want to be your ghost
didn't want to be anyone's ghost
but I don't want anybody else
I don't want anybody else
you said I came close as anyone's come
to live underwater for more than a month
you said it was not inside my heart, it was
you said it should tear a kid apart, it does
I had a hole in the middle where the lightning went through it
told my friends not to worry
I had a hole in the middle someone's sideshow wouldn't do it
I told my friends not to worry
Song & Lyrics Facts
The National's song "Anyone's Ghost" was released on May 3, 2010 as part of the album High Violet. The band is composed of Matt Berninger (vocals), Aaron Dessner (guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion), Bryce Dessner (guitar), Scott Devendorf (bass) and Bryan Devendorf (drums).
The lyrics were written by Matt Berninger and music was composed by Aaron Dessner. The song talks about how life can be a lonely journey and how it is sometimes hard to find another person who understands you. It also touches upon themes of love and loss in its melancholic yet hopeful tone. The lyrics are full of longing and desire, with lines like “I want someone to hold me tight/And tell me everything will be alright”.