Katy Perry Songs - Ghost Lyrics

Katy Perry - Ghost

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Album: Prism
Released: 2013

Ghost Lyrics

You send a text
It's like the wind changed your mind
We were best friends
Yeah, we were burning our lives
With every kiss, and every letter
Every promise of forever, oh
But you hit send
And disappeared in front of my eyes

And now you're just a Ghost
When I look back never would have known that
You could be so cold
Like a stranger vanish like a vapor
There's just an echo where your heart used to be
Now I see it clearly
And there's just a pillow where your head used to sleep
My vision's 20/20

I see through you now
Something is tight
Now that I have made up my mind
I'll be alright
It doesn't harm me at night

'Cause every gift, every letter, every promise of forever
Now, it's out of sight
Like you were never alive

And now you're just a ghost
When I look back never would have known that
You could be so cold
Like a stranger vanish like a vapor
There's just an echo where your heart used to be
Now I see it clearly
And there's just a pillow where your head used to sleep
My vision's 20/20
I see through you now, now, now, now, now
Now, now, now, now, now

So rest in piece
I see you on the other side

And now you're just a ghost
When I look back never would have known that
You could be so cold
Like a stranger vanish like a vapor
There's just an echo where your heart used to be
Now I see it clearly
And there's just a pillow where your head used to sleep
My vision's 20/20
I see through you now, now, now, now, now
Oh, now, now, now, now, now

I see through you now, now, now, now, now
Now, now, now, now, now
I see through you now

Writer/s: PERRY, KATY / GOTTWALD, LUKASZ / MARTIN, MAX / MCKEE, BONNIE LEIGH / WALTER, HENRY RUSSELL
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., DOWNTOWN MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, CYPMP
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Ghost

This ethereal song finds Perry recalling her failed marriage with Russell Brand. "We were best friends... now, you're just a ghost," she croons over synth stabs. Perry penned the tune with Bonnie McKee, Henry Walter, Max Martin and Dr. Luke. The same team also wrote the Prism tracks, "Roar," "Legendary Lovers" and "Birthday."

The lyric: "You sent a text. It's like the wind changed your mind" references how Russell Brand coldly delivered the news he wanted a divorce.

This is one of several tracks on Prism that were inspired by the breakdown of Perry's marriage to Russell Brand. When asked by the UK newspaper The Sunday Times how their breakup inspired her new album, the singer replied: "What I wanted to call this record at first was Adult Reality. Teenage Dream was me so high on that cotton-candy cloud, and then it's like I got punched in the face and kicked down the stairs a couple of times."

"I had to face the reality that things are not always on cloud nine," she added. "I was down and out, I'd lost hope, all of my self-confidence had been shattered."