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The lyrics in “Ghost On the Dance Floor” carry straight on from “I’m Lost Without You,” the final track on Blink-182’s previous studio album. The protagonist continues dealing with the loss of the subject.
This song could be a metaphor for the unpleasant hiatus and subsequent reunion of Blink-182.
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[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1: Tom DeLonge]
I'll never let you down, boy, I'll never let you go
Her subtle hint of life is so innocent and scary
"So, tell me that you're here, boy," she says as if she knows
When God took her with time, God made me quite alone
It's like the universe has left me without a place to go
Without a hint of light to watch the movement glow
When our song was slowly starting, your memory felt so real
At first, against my will, but God invented chills
[Chorus: Tom DeLonge]
Yeah I, I saw your ghost tonight, the moment felt so real
If your eyes stay right on mine, my wounds would start to heal
[Verse 2: Tom DeLonge]
The kids are in a hurry, and I'm just full of fear
The lights make bodies blurry, it's getting hard enough to hear
It's like the evidence is cared for and evidently clear
If I never leave this dance floor, then I'll never leave you here
[Chorus: Tom DeLonge]
Yeah I, I saw your ghost tonight, the moment felt so real
If your eyes stay right on mine, my wounds would start to heal
I felt your ghost tonight, and God it felt like hell
To know you're almost mine, but dreams are all I feel...
[Drum Solo]
[Chorus: Tom DeLonge]
Yeah I, I saw your ghost tonight, it fucking hurt like hell
I felt you here tonight, but dreams can't all be real
I saw your ghost tonight, it fucking hurt like hell
I felt you here tonight, but dreams can't all be real...
Ghost on the Dance Floor was written by Travis Barker & Mark Hoppus & Tom DeLonge.
Ghost on the Dance Floor was produced by Chris “Hollywood” Holmes & Jeff Newell & blink-182.
blink-182 released Ghost on the Dance Floor on Tue Sep 27 2011.
DeLonge and Hoppus took a different approach lyrically while writing on this record. DeLonge said:
Mark tends to write very matter-of-factly, He’s really good about singing real things going on in the room around you. I approach it differently. We have a song called “Ghost on the Dance Floor” that...
DeLonge elaborated on the song in Kerrang!:
“Ghost on the Dance Floor” is specifically about hearing a song you shared with someone that’s passed. It’s about being somewhere and hearing a song, which you shared with someone who has passed away, but you can feel them that night.
The track resonated...