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Deftones

Ghosts

Release date: 15th April 2011

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'Ghosts' by Deftones is a 2011 hard rock track from the album 'Covers'. Its lyrics move through a late, dim quietness, with the speaker stuck by rain and indecision, trying to get away but finding “the ghosts of my life” return. Lines about broken doors give it a strained, self-castigation edge, as whatever has been left behind seems to grow more forceful rather than fade. The overall impression is of persistence under pressure, where retreat never quite happens.

"Ghosts" is a track by Deftones, from the album Covers, released 15th April 2011. The track is 4:28 long. It's filed under Hard Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 14 articles about Deftones.

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Lyrics

Ghosts

When the room is quiet
The daylight almost gone
It seems there's something I should know
Well, I ought to leave
But the rain, it never stops
And I've no particular place to go

Just when I think I'm winning
When I've broken every door
The ghosts of my life
Blow wilder than before
Just when I thought I could not be stopped
When my chance came to be king
The ghosts of my life
Blew wilder than the wind

Well, I'm feeling nervous
And now I find myself alone
The simple life's no longer there
Once I was so sure
Now the doubt inside my mind
Comes and goes, but leads nowhere

Just when I think I'm winning
When I've broken every door
The ghosts of my life
Blow wilder than before
Just when I thought I could not be stopped
When my chance came to be king
The ghosts of my life
Blew wilder than the wind

Just when I think I'm winning
When I've broken every door
The ghosts of my life
Blow wilder than before
Just when I thought I could not be stopped
When my chance came to be king
The ghosts of my life
Blew wilder than the wind

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