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Ghost Lyrics by Ettrick Shepherd

Staying In

2021

[Verse 1]
I’m sad but why I can’t explain
Swapped constant intoxication for a larger weight
Descending into darker days, though that me was a castaway
I thought I had surpassed the gate
And entered into the peachy life
Of adulthood - that’s how I used to see it right
But expectations are often never met
If I had none that’d had a positive effect
But you gotta give respect cos I’ve
Built a circle, if you peaked early then
Don’t be bitter just honour it instead
So I thought the days of tears dropping on my bed
Were done and they were
Then resurfaced - so I think it’s time to knock it on the head
I’ve been under a rock and in a nest
Sleeping all day with a monster in my bed

[Hook]
I'm feeling like a ghost, an empty shell of hope
I can never crack the cod
And I don't know where to go, maybe the end is getting close
I'm feeling like a ghost

[Verse 2}
I’ve been a loner since lil kid
That cloud was always there and it still is
My friends are tied down, they’re handling their business
So if I tell them that I’m lonely it’s a guilt trip
Plus men don’t talk about the real shit
We just bottle it up then wait ’til it’s too late
And when it is break out the spill kit
Juxtaposing three years ago where I’d milk it
But I dropped a whole EP now it’s onto the next
The contents six songs of misery and stress
I said that I was suicidal on it and yet
People only listened to it, no one bothered to check
If I was okay in my personal life
Cos in person I’m chirpy and bright
Even though they just looked in this journal of mine
Even though I needed someone and every verse was a cry
Half of my friends didn’t even peep it
I hide the struggle as a human but
As an artist I never keep a secret
So when I’m working I feel depleted
Created something so scary and dark
I bared my soul and didn’t get a share or a heart
At least there was no one tryna tear it apart
But I still not a single merit or star

[Hook]
I'm feeling like a ghost, an empty shell of hope
I can never crack the cod
And I don't know where to go, maybe the end is getting close
I'm feeling like a ghost

[Verse 3]
Any positive thoughts that I
Have get knocked off their course
And then there’s negative ones I need to stop or ignore
Only way to keep them out of my house is by locking the door
That just puts me in a pickle
Cos then I’d have no feelings? Not even a little
Still jumping to conclusions with the speed of a missile
Cos caution and judgement can’t meet in the middle
I think I’m unloveable, insecure attributes
Be the old me or keep evolving
I’ma have to choose
Between being an artist and an average dude
It’s one or the other and that’s the truth
I’m unappreciated
All the hours I’ve spent - were they waisted
It’s just crickets - even haters won’t say shit
No props for me even though others caved quick
This what it looks like when the arrogance is gone
When I contemplate why I’m even carrying along
Hope is gone did I have it all wrong?
I say I don’t play games but I’m married to one
Or perhaps it’s just a stupid crush
And everyone can see that it’s not a fit
And every hopeful thought I have is just a crock a shit
So fuck rap
She’s just a snotty bitch
She doesn’t understand that I’m doing my best
That’s why she won’t give me any views on the net
So I try even harder and I’m loosing my head
Cos still to this day there’s no proof or effect
I’m probably getting over materialistic
Cos I don’t have a passion as real as this shit
You can’t steal the instinct
I make music to heal and get kicks

[Hook]
I'm feeling like a ghost, an empty shell of hope
I can never crack the cod
And I don't know where to go, maybe the end is getting close
I'm feeling like a ghost
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Ettrick Shepherd

Ettrick Shepherd

About “Ghost” by Ettrick Shepherd

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"Ghost" is credited to Ettrick Shepherd. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Ghost" appears on "Staying In" in 2021.

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