Nieve Ella, Jamie T, Rachel Chinouriri and Remi Wolf cover Dork's new issue - order now!•
Tate McRae has announced new single ‘Housewife’•
Slayyyter has announced companion album ‘Wor$t Man in America’ for December•
Welly are going to headline a very special Dork’s Night Out at The 100 Club•
Down With Boring returns tonight with The North, plus bags of new music•
Keo have announced their 2027 UK, European and North American headline tour•
Primavera Sound Barcelona has announced its 2027 anniversary line-up•
Madra Salach have released new single ‘Ribbon Factory’•
Bleech 9:3 have dropped new track 'Tourniquet' and announced their biggest headline tour yet•
Mollie Elizabeth has announced her new EP ‘People Pleaser’ and shared ‘Kiss The Ring’•
Baby Dave and The Works have kicked off a new collaboration with ‘Wings’•
RAYE, Olivia Dean, JADE and more are set to perform at the 2026 Mercury Prize ceremony•
Fontaines D.C. have released ‘Tongue’ and its New York-shot video•
LCD Soundsystem have announced 12 New York residency shows, including their 100th•
Saint Clair have shared new single ‘Dreams’ ahead of sold-out autumn headline tour•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
Nieve Ella, Jamie T, Rachel Chinouriri and Remi Wolf cover Dork's new issue - order now!•
Tate McRae has announced new single ‘Housewife’•
Slayyyter has announced companion album ‘Wor$t Man in America’ for December•
Welly are going to headline a very special Dork’s Night Out at The 100 Club•
Down With Boring returns tonight with The North, plus bags of new music•
Keo have announced their 2027 UK, European and North American headline tour•
Primavera Sound Barcelona has announced its 2027 anniversary line-up•
Madra Salach have released new single ‘Ribbon Factory’•
Bleech 9:3 have dropped new track 'Tourniquet' and announced their biggest headline tour yet•
Mollie Elizabeth has announced her new EP ‘People Pleaser’ and shared ‘Kiss The Ring’•
Baby Dave and The Works have kicked off a new collaboration with ‘Wings’•
RAYE, Olivia Dean, JADE and more are set to perform at the 2026 Mercury Prize ceremony•
Fontaines D.C. have released ‘Tongue’ and its New York-shot video•
LCD Soundsystem have announced 12 New York residency shows, including their 100th•
Saint Clair have shared new single ‘Dreams’ ahead of sold-out autumn headline tour•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
Dork
News
Features
Reviews
Magazine
  • Dork
  • Popzines
Shop
Listings
Directory
Festivals
Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST
Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD
The 19755SOSAlessi RoseArctic MonkeysArlo ParksBastillebeabadoobeeBillie EilishBleachersblink-182BlossomsBlur
Bring Me The HorizonCarly Rae JepsenCavetownChappell RoanCharli xcxCHVRCHESCMATConan GrayDeclan McKennaDjoFall Out BoyFoals
Fontaines D.C.Ghostgirl in redGlass AnimalsGorillazGracie AbramsHAIMHarry StylesHolly HumberstoneInhalerJames MarriottThe Japanese House
The Last Dinner PartyLewis CapaldiLinkin ParkLouis TomlinsonMaggie RogersMaisie PetersMUNAMy Chemical RomanceNiall HoranOasis Live '27Olivia DeanOlivia Rodrigo
Pale WavesParamorePhoebe BridgersPinkPantheressRemi WolfReneé RappSabrina CarpenterSam FenderShameSlipknotTate McRaeTaylor Swift
Twenty One PilotsWallowsWet LegWolf AliceYard ActYUNGBLUDZara Larsson
etc.
Film & TV
Gaming
Literature
Culture
Festival Guides-YOUR ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL COMPANION
Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST
Mixtape-DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS
Play-DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT
Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD
Playlist Covers
Playlist Directory
Recommender
Before Doors-LIVE SESSIONS
After Gates-FESTIVAL SESSIONS
Music Video Directory
Down With Boring-THE DORK PODCAST
Chart Attack-UK NUMBER ONES, DISSECTED
Dork Live
Oasis Live ’27Tickets. Dates. What’s the story?Explore the tour
Dork Radio
Live
Live 24/7
Dork Radio
Dork
Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

October 2026

Latest issue variants

View archive
Dork, October 2026 (Cara Delevingne cover)

Cara Delevingne

Dork, October 2026 (Keo cover)

Keo

Dork, October 2026 (Lizzy McAlpine cover)

Lizzy McAlpine

Dork, October 2026 (Tove Lo cover)

Tove Lo

Advertise|Support|About Dork|Editorial standards & corrections|Privacy Policy|Genres|Years|Sitemap|RSS|Cookie settings
© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Powered by PlaywireAdvertise on this site.
  1. Tracks
  2. BoyWithUke
  3. Ghost

SINGLE

BoyWithUke

Ghost

Release date: 1st August 2024

Spotify More on BoyWithUke

About This Track

BoyWithUke's 'Ghost' is a melancholic meditation on regret and the phantom presence of someone who has slipped away. The song opens with the singer lamenting a missed confession, trapped in memories that never formed, haunted by the idea of a romance that might have been. The central image is precise: the subject fades like a ghost, present enough to cause pain but fundamentally unreachable. The track moves between introspection and self-awareness. BoyWithUke examines his own complicity in the distance between them, acknowledging that material comfort means nothing without connection, that he has not been his best self, that he is caught between wanting to stay and needing to leave. There is something almost clinical about the confession: he is in love with an idea rather than a person, lying to himself about what he wants. By the final verses, the haunting becomes literal and uncomfortable. He hears her voice everywhere, acts in ways he recognises as off-putting, understands that she wants to leave and cannot blame her for it. The song ends not with resolution but with acceptance of his own complicity in the loss.

"Ghost" is a single by BoyWithUke, released 1st August 2024. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

BoyWithUke

BoyWithUke

Lyrics

Ghost

(I should've told you)
(When I had the chance)
(Ecnahc eht dah I nehw uoy dlot ev'dluohs I)
I should've told you when I had the chance
Lost in the memories we don't have
I wanted to hold you in hopeless romance
Oh, you fade like a Ghost
I've been from London to Aberdeen (Wow)
Inside a coupe and from it inside a private limousine (Cool?)
Do you think it really matters if I wear designer? (No)
'Cause I don't, if I don't have it, what's the point of finer things?
I'm ex nihilo, like Augustine (Amen)
But I confess I haven't been the best internally (Why not?)
I keep seeing two moons in my dreams (Again?)
Could you tell me what they really mean?
I should've told you when I had the chance
Lost in the memories we don't have
I wanted to hold you in hopeless romance
Oh, you fade like a Ghost

Can you catch me when I fall? (fall)
I'm in love with the idea (idea)
Of who you are
(I'm in love with a lie)
I tried to look the other way
But I'm lying to myself
I never wanted it to end
I had no other option
I had to find a way to leave before you walked in
At the end the truce was all I really wanted
But it's too late for that
You give heart attacks
And I find it hard to sleep (It's hard to sleep)
'Cause I'm afraid of Ghosts
And I can hear you talking (blah, blah, blah, blah)
So perpetual, you show no sign of stopping (stop)
It's too late for that, can't you understand? (ah)
I should've told you (told you)
When I had the chance (I never had the chance)
Lost in the memories we don't have (never had it, never have)
I wanted to hold you (holding onto hope)
In hopeless romance (hopeless romance)
Oh, you fade like a Ghost
(Like a Ghost, like a Ghost)

(Fade like a ghost)

(Fade like a ghost)

You could at least just make it easy (easy)
You know I hate being so needy (needy)
Got my attention on a leash and I don't want it back
Unintentionally acting creepy (creepy)
In front of her, but she can't see me (can't see)
I think she thinks I'm on the spectrum, oh (oh)
I'm pretty sure she wants to leave (wants to leave)
And I don't blame her

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

View full lyrics page →

Track details

Ghost

2024Single
Listen
Release year
2024

More from BoyWithUke

Albums & EPs

BoyWithUke: B Sides
BoyWithUke: B Sides
2025
Burnout
Burnout
2024
Lucid Dreams
Lucid Dreams
2023
Serotonin Dreams
Serotonin Dreams
2022

Explore

More tracks by BoyWithUke

  1. Absence
  2. AffectionBoyWithUke: B Sides
  3. Affection (Demo)
  4. All I Ever Wanted (CORRECT LYRICS)
  5. All Night* (Backseat Demo)
  6. Apricity/Cranium V2
  7. April is on the way
  8. Bad Thing (Digital Exclusive)
  9. Battles*
  10. BlindBoyWithUke: B Sides

Showing 10 of 50

If you like BoyWithUke

AJR

AJR

Rxseboy

JVKE

JVKE

Alec Benjamin

Alec Benjamin

Tai Verdes

Tai Verdes

sammy rash

Faded - Single
Faded - Single
2021
Toxic
Toxic
Poo Poo
  • Problematic (ALT)
  • Enigma (Demo)
  • Letter for My Future ExBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • Highs Goodbyes and LowsBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • GreenBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • TensionBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • OverthinkingBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • Hopeless RomanticBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • Dear HollywoodBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • EnigmaBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • Next Best ThingBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • RunawayBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • AffectionBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • TerrifiedBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • Can’t Let You GoBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • BlindBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • FriendsBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • Hold My BreathBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • Collared ShirtBoyWithUke: B Sides
  • Battles*
  • For All We Know (Demo)
  • All Night* (Backseat Demo)
  • Camouflage x Creep (Burnout World Tour)
  • I’m Terrified
  • Friday*
  • Apricity/Cranium V2
  • Migraine x Toxic (Burnout World Tour)
  • Infamy
  • The Show Is Over
  • Serenade / Missing U*
  • Trauma (Demo)
  • Inside Out
  • Paint (Digital Exclusive)
  • Bad Thing (Digital Exclusive)
  • Cocoon (Digital Exclusive)
  • Deja Vu
  • lmao what (Digital Exclusive)
  • Deja Vu (scapped burnout song)*
  • April is on the way
  • ChangeBurnout
  • CorduroyBurnout

    • View all tracks by BoyWithUke →

    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    BoyWithUke
    Producer
    BoyWithUke
    Video 1st Assistant Director
    Alannah Graham
    Video 2nd Assistant Director
    Lucille Villamor
    Video Assistant Wardrobe Stylist
    Kyla Akey
    Video Colorist
    Kevin Wu (Colorist)
    Video Director
    Kevin Lien
    Video Director Of Photography
    Jerome Riel
    Video Editor
    Kevin Lien
    Video Executive Producer
    Jerome Riel, Kevin Lien
    Video Gaffer
    Chris Perkins (Gaffer)
    Video Key Grip
    Ryan Dioso
    Video Producer
    Alexander Medeiros
    Video Production Assistant
    Ajani Morales, Cameron Stewart
    Video Production Company
    WOE Studio
    Video Production Designer
    Candice Silver
    Video Wardrobe Stylist
    Melissa Riel
    READ MORE ABOUT BOYWITHUKEREAD MORE ABOUT BOYWITHUKE
    READ MORE ABOUT BOYWITHUKEREAD MORE ABOUT BOYWITHUKE

    No coverage available for BoyWithUke yet.