Lyrically, “Give up the Ghost” is about a fight between a couple. The singer pleads with her partner to slow down and think about the situation before fighting, and to split up on friendly terms. Sonically, it is an acoustic-guitar-driven song with indie and folk influences.
[Verse 1]
Come here
It's all worth the fight when it's you, dear
We're hitting our heads on the wall
Here, we don't have to hold on so tightly
Slow down
We're losing the meaning of words, now
Quiet the noise 'cause we made a
Mountain of minuscule things
[Chorus]
Can we just give up the ghost?
Remember what we love the most?
Untangle our hands
Unravel ourselves and let go
Can we just give up the ghost?
[Verse 2]
Hold on
'Cause what's said is said
And what's done's done
Oblivious clocks on the walls, run
'Cause time doesn't owe us a thing
We are
The sum of our parts and we both see
The palms of our hands where the lines meet
It's fortune that favors the brave ones
[Chorus]
Can we just give up the ghost?
Remember what we love the most?
Untangle our hands
Unravel ourselves and let go
Can we just give up the ghost?
[Bridge]
All that we know
All that we are
All that we were
All that we have been
All that we know
All that we are
All that we were
All that we have been
All that we know
All that we are
All that we were
All that we have been
All that we know
All that we are
All that we were
All that we have been
[Chorus]
Can we just give up the ghost?
Remember what we love the most?
Untangle our hands
Unravel ourselves and let go
Can we just give up the ghost?
Can we just give up the ghost?
Rosi Golan released Give up the Ghost on Tue Oct 15 2013.