Ghost Town
Adam-Lambert Lyrics

Died last night in my dreams
The singer of the song is referring to a dream where they died the previous night.

Walking the streets
The singer of the song is referring to their soul wandering the streets.

Of some old ghost town
Describing the area as a ghost town is a metaphor for how empty it feels without true emotional connection.

I tried to believe
The artist had hope about their faith but found themselves let down.

In God and James Dean
The artist put their faith and trust in famous idols but found neither could give them the emotional protection and stability they require.

But Hollywood sold out
The various distractions of Hollywood led the singer's idols to sell out in the end.

Saw all of the saints
The singer saw all the saints close out the gates of heaven.

Lock up the gates
Heaven and access to God/the afterlife are locked up and denied to the artist.

I could not enter
Even after all their effort, the artist was ultimately denied entry to heaven or the afterlife.

Walked into the flames
The artist of the song metaphorically walked into a dangerous and chaotic situation that they could not save themselves from.

Called out your name
The singers tried to receive help or comfort from someone close to them.

But there was no answer
No one answered when the artist cried out for help or salvation, leaving them feeling utterly alone.

And now I know my heart is a ghost town
The singer has no connection to anyone else on a deep emotional level, leaving them feeling hurt and lost.

My heart is a ghost town
Describes how lonely and unfulfilling the singer's life feels in the absence of true emotional connections.

All the machines
The singer is faced with a world that is solely focused on materialism and lacking in any human connection.

Had been disconnected
The artist is forced to question the benefit of living when there are no meaningful connections to make one's life purposeful.

Time was thrown at the wind
The artist feels lost with no sense of purpose or direction in life.

And all of my friends
The singer has no meaningful connections in their life.

Had been disaffected
The singer feels as if everyone has given up on their connection with them.

Now, I'm searching for trust
The artist is shown searching for a deeper connection to rebuild their life around.

In a city of rust
The artist has few or no true connections in a city that represents chaos and entropy.

A city of vampires
Metaphorically, the artist sees many people who are only interested in taking from others without any true emotional give and take.

Tonight, Elvis is dead
The world may be appearing to lose a music icon, an Elvis-like figure who they hope brings people together with their charm, but those connections still seem broken.

And everyone's spread
Metaphorically, the emotional connections are breaking apart like oil spreading apart in water.

And love is a satire
Love has become a joke, a mockery of true emotional connection.

There's no one left in the world
The singer has been left alone, feeling as if there are no true connections to be made.

I'm gunslingin'
The singer has been left alone and at the mercy of their environment, like an old gunslinger in the wild west.

Don't give a f*** if I go
In a world without true emotional connections, it can difficult to continue pushing forward with such futility.

Down, down, down
The artist feels a downward spiral, and things appear to be getting worse.

I got a voice in my head that keeps singing
The singer's internal monologue is spiraling out of control and causing them to feel scared and disorientated.

Oh, my heart is a ghost town
Describes the pain and loneliness of not having meaningful human connections in one's life.

(Said, my heart)
The artist reiterates the same sentiment, returning to the fact that they are emotionally dead inside.

My heart is a ghost town
The emotions of loneliness and lack of connection are overwhelming and painful to the artist.