Ghosting
Freelance Whales Lyrics

The lyrics of Freelance Whales's "Ghosting" are mysterious and open to interpretation, but there appears to be a sense of both longing and dissatisfaction with one's inner life. The first verse seems to describe a moment of playing with children in a basement, where the singer is left feeling a bit disheveled and vulnerable. The line "All your little molars cracked in the pressure" may refer to how life's challenges have literally cracked and worn down the singer's teeth. The singer then reaches out to a little sister figure, perhaps to take care of her or find solace in her innocence.

However, the chorus repeats a sense of feeling caught in a state of stasis or decay. The line "You caught me sleeping in the power sockets" suggests that the singer has fallen into complacency or lethargy, while "You caught me mildew in the tiles of the bathroom" implies a sense of being trapped in a musty, decaying environment. The sudden shift to "Oh I am never on my way" is both melancholy and resigned, as if the singer has accepted that they are stuck in their current state.

The second verse continues this theme of being stuck, with the image of the singer running and considering jumping over a fence. This implies a desire to escape or break free, but the repetitive line "All we use our eyes to fill in most the gaps" suggests that the singer is resigned to simply viewing others' lives without taking any action to change their own. The chorus repeats again, this time with the admission that the singer spends too much time "ghosting" with others, implying that they are not fully present in their own life and instead living vicariously through others.