There are 3 voices, I'm trying to play by ear, got the first 5 seconds so far but I REALLY gotta stretch those fingers because each voice is separated by more than a whole octave from each other LOL 🥲
AnimeTabby one way of interpreting that lyric (and this is just my assumption from a first listen), is that this woman is a fantasy, so he’s “pleasuring” (?) himself thinking about her, thus “f*cking” himself, so the mirror is supposed to reflect that i suppose
@@FerrelNotFeral I mean, the way I'VE interpreted it as would have the song being about an emotionally distant partner who only is "there" when they're fucking. But the thought of a dude having sex with a literal ghost is p funny ngl
I personally like the "contemplating suicide" theory. "I'm getting jiggy with a riffle. I'll pull the trigger with my eyes closed. Hoping it hitches somewhere vital" -> Obvious reference "And when I miss you come and kiss me with a smile" -> He indulges in these thoughts; he feels lonely/without purpose without them and they bring him comfort. "The only time I ever see her is when she's behind me in the mirror" -> He get's a more clear/stronger suicidal thoughts when he's thinking about himself/his future "Even from a distance I can hear her" -> Even when he's feeling good or is distracted he still gets these thoughts "I try to listen but her whispers make my ears hurt" -> He tries to understand why he feels like this and reason with the thoughts, but gets overcome by emotion "And on our dates it's never daytime" -> The thoughts are stronger/clearer when he's alone, especailly lying in bed at night "When she get's playful with a steak knife" -> Self-harm or a half-hearted/casual suicide attempt "I need a break, maybe I'll take five; shake it up and medicate, maybe I'll take five" -> He takes antidepressants or uses drugs to cope, and contemplates using them to intentionally overdose
this whole song feels like some reference to the uglier aspects of depression etc im getting hickeys from my bed bugs -> never cleans or takes care of his room, doesnt do anything about the infestation. alluding to bad hygiene/personal care I'm having sex with a ghost, 'cause she knows I'm alone -> cause she knows he's alone, the thoughts know he is alone and use it to egg him on even more
Alex, nice theory. However, instead of "I'll pull the trigger with my eyes closed. Hoping it hitches somewhere vital.", he says "... Hoping it *hits YOU* somewhere vital." (Source: Random guy that commented the lyrics)
I love how when he says “maybe I’ll take five”, the piano part that comes in interrupts the perviously steady pulse in uneven groupings of 5 (try tapping your foot to the beat and it’ll line up every 5th time you tap your foot, hence “maybe I’ll take five”), and as a music nerd I am sooo living for that attention to detail and creativity
really cool how that phrase has three meanings here- he needs a break so maybe he'll take five (minutes), shake it up and medicate maybe he'll take five (pills, probably an overdose), and also a reference to the 5/4 verses (and maybe also to the 5/4 jazz standard)
My history: - Kinky riffle -Pull the trigger - Freak in the sheet - Whispers make my ear hurt -playful with a steak knife My FBI Agent: ...can i by any chance get assigned someone different please?!
@Northstarrr can you maybe do the world a favor and do something better with your life besides shaming discouraging insulting and making fun of others please.
So, I've seen a lot of theories about this song. I've decided to put all of them here, very simplified - Abusive relationship the singer can't get over, she's metaphorically haunting him - Dead wife he hallucinates (he may or may not have killed her in the first place) - Literally doing the sideways tango with a ghost - has a cold/distant partner that at least partially exploits him for... amorous congress. and probably ghosts him a lot. metaphorical ghost-ness! - "Flirting with death", contemplating suicide
There is actually a female vocal track in the background, half of the time its heavily distorted and almost inaudible... I guess it never occured to me you wouldn't really able to hear it with headphones, the ghost's singing is pitch perfect with the rest of the music :o Also if you *do* have headphones the ghost occasionally pans left to right... Like she's swaying side to side and whisphering in both ears...
My friends ask me what songs I listen to,so I gave them a playlist of the songs I like,and the day after Sunday they didn’t come to school for the week....should I call a therapist
i was listening to this song during a flight i had to take at night, and there was lightning in the sky and the moon was red. it was literally like the coolest experience ever lmao, im definitely always gonna tie that memory to this song lol
My idea is that the guy is very depressed and the “ghost” is suicide so he’s basically flirting with death, suicide is so tempting and it’s trying to seduce him into committing
@Gasa Lion Im not actually, but I was trying to understand the meaning of the lyrics and it is somehow show like it's about somebody being depressed and suicidal. That's it.
This song gives me a delirious type of vibe? Like a hopeless sense of insanity type of thing, idk how to explain it but the choas of the instruments, the lyrics, the vocals and the way theyre sung. It all fits perfectly together into a mash of feelings thats hard to explain
*The ghost in the corner, shaking:* please stop in scared *Me, jamming out to this for the hundredth time:* Hoping to hit you somewhere vital and when I miss you come and kiss me with a smile *The ghost:* sobbing
alright so I'm coming back to my own comment two months later. I'm just here to say, I think this song is a metaphor for contemplating suicide. I came back to listen to this and expected the same weirdly nostalgic feeling I got the first time I listened. instead I was bombarded with other feelings. I'm currently lying in my bed, crying. now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that this song brought up my thoughts of dying or sh again. I had those this song just allowed me a suitable soundtrack to cry to. anyways, I'm done being deep and talking about death metaphors. haha let's fuck a ghost, one whose gender is not specified because either way it's gay. what straight person would fuck a ghost?
something that i love about this song is that he constantly has fear, dispair, sadness, depression, ect. in his voice, he doesnt seem to love the ghost but cant tear himself away from her because of his loneliness, it sounds like he's about to break down into tears through the enitre song, and it fits sO WELL-
I didn't interpret it as an actual ghost but rather a girlfriend or wife who got mentally ill and is no longer herself, now he can't bring himself to leave her.
[Verse 1] I'm getting hickeys from my bed bugs I'm getting busy with a bad perfume I'm sticking kisses to a pen drug I'm making friction with a sad vaccuum I'm getting jiggy with a rifle I pull the trigger with my eyes closed Hoping to hit you somewhere vital And when I miss, you come and kiss me with a smile [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2) [Verse 2] The only time I ever see her Is when she's behind me in the mirror Even from a distance I can hear her Try to listen, but her whispers make my ears hurt And on our dates, it's never daytime When she gets playful with a steak knife I need a break, maybe I'll take five Shake it up and medicate, maybe I'll take five [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2) [Bridge] [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2) [Outro]
@Northstarrr ungrammatical* Something is either grammatical or it's not; The phrase "grammatically incorrect" actually isn't grammatical. That's like saying something is "right wrong."
nobody: 11 year old me crushing on beetlejuice: Update: it’s del from gorillaz now update 2: its the chick on the fgwsss mindless self indulgence cover
I love when the ghost finally talks, it’s like the guy’s friends or teammates realize he is actually seeing someone, both romantically and paranormal, and they realize they aren’t alone and he’s not as crazy as one might see him
Lyrics [Verse 1] I'm getting hickeys from my bed bugs I'm getting busy with a bad perfume I'm sticking kisses to a pen drug I'm making friction with a sad vaccuum I'm getting jiggy with a rifle I pull the trigger with my eyes closed Hoping to hit you somewhere vital And when I miss, you come and kiss me with a smile [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2) [Verse 2] The only time I ever see her Is when she's behind me in the mirror Even from a distance I can hear her Try to listen, but her whispers make my ears hurt And on our dates, it's never daytime When she gets playful with a steak knife I need a break, maybe I'll take five Shake it up and medicate, maybe I'll take five [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2) [Bridge] [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2)
Ghosts? Pathetic, I'm in bed with my paralysis demon Edit: Y’all can get kinky with Satan in your closet all you want but I’m still the one with a scary shadow man bf
I remember discovering Teddy Hyde about a year ago with this very song. I also vividly remember crying to a fanfic while this song was playing in the background. It was a Shrek x Obama fanfic.
I legiterally just googled "the only time I ever see her is when she's behind me in the mirror" and it was like?? the first result? Idk what everybody's talking about, it wasn't that hard to find
Me: Singing along happily The ghost in my closet: you teasing me you naughty naughty Yo Y'all's comments are killing me but I mean some are pretty relatable-
What if the guy singing has some typa sexual abuse trauma and is saying how little experiences trigger him. “ I’m getting hickies from bedbugs” maybe that means he sees the little bruises as hickies and the bedbugs are the people/person who cause the trauma. Ofcourse this may not be the case. I saw the comment about the ghost being depression and I like that theory (I also heard that if you have parent issues or something some people can get more sexual. Although I have no idea about that “I’m having sex with a ghost!” That part could be about a dead family member that was sexually abusive
Lyrics: I'm getting hickeys from my bed bugs I'm getting busy with a bad perfume I'm sticking kisses to a pen drug I'm making friction with a sad vaccuum I'm getting jiggy with a rifle I'll pull the trigger with my eyes closed Hoping to hit you somewhere vital And when I miss, you come and kiss me with a smile I'm having sex with a ghost, 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool I'm sleeping with a... Sex with a ghost, 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool I'm sleeping with a ghoul The only time I ever see her Is when she's behind me in the mirror Even from a distance I can hear her Try to listen, but her whispers make my ears hurt And on our dates, it's never daytime When she gets playful with a steak knife I need a break, maybe I'll take five Shake it up and medicate, maybe I'll take five I'm having sex with a ghost, 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool I'm sleeping with a... Sex with a ghost, 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool I'm sleeping with a ghoul I'm having sex with a ghost, 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool I'm sleeping with a... Sex with a ghost, 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool I'm sleeping with a ghoul
@Aidan Donohue ah that makes more sense but scrolling down the lyrics to see that is still unreasonably hilarious lmao. also you somehow got the accent spot on and i commend you for that
I'm getting hickeys from my bed bugs I'm getting busy with a bad perfume I'm sticking kisses to a pen drug I'm making friction with a sad vaccuum I'm getting jiggy with a rifle I pull the trigger with my eyes closed Hoping to hit you somewhere vital And when I miss, you come and kiss me with a smile [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2) [Verse 2] The only time I ever see her Is when she's behind me in the mirror Even from a distance I can hear her Try to listen, but her whispers make my ears hurt And on our dates, it's never daytime When she gets playful with a steak knife I need a break, maybe I'll take five Shake it up and medicate, maybe I'll take five [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2) [Bridge] [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2)
Kinda pissed at how well this song performed compared to some of the others :(( like this song is SO good but you guys should really check out the rest of the album :)
Man, your voice has such a sensation of need behind it if you know what I mean. It’s almost as if you’re pleading for something. It’s really genuine and human.
The ghost in my room: so, you've been listening to this for hours. I'm quite confused here, erm- is this a sign? A-are you making the first move..? Do you actually want an intimate relationship with me or is this a one time thing- we need to have a conversation about this because I dont know if I can keep being your ghost if these are the stunts youre going to pull. I'm not saying I wouldn't have that sort of relationship with you, but I'm concerned for yours and my well-being. D-do you, like me..?
Lol sorry if this is annoying, I wanted to look at the lyrics while I listened 😅 I'm getting hickeys from my bed bugs I'm getting busy with a bad perfume I'm sticking kisses to a pen drug I'm making friction with a sad vaccuum I'm getting jiggy with a rifle I pull the trigger with my eyes closed Hoping to hit you somewhere vital And when I miss, you come and kiss me with a smile [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2) [Verse 2] The only time I ever see her Is when she's behind me in the mirror Even from a distance I can hear her Try to listen, but her whispers make my ears hurt And on our dates, it's never daytime When she gets playful with a steak knife I need a break, maybe I'll take five Shake it up and medicate, maybe I'll take five [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2) [Bridge] [Chorus] I'm having sex with a ghost 'cause she knows I'm alone She's a freak in the sheets, play it cool, I'm sleeping with a ghoul (x2) [Outro]
This song makes me think of a man going insane after killing his partner, Hence why he hallucinates her image and is tortured by his actions. This also may be him contemplating suicide because of that event. Basically taking " Till' death does us part" To the extreme.
