Born in North London to a Spanish mother and an East Indian father (who was… Read Full Bio ↴Born in North London to a Spanish mother and an East Indian father (who was born in Trinidad and is himself a keen amateur singer), Amanda Ghost was encouraged at an early age by her favourite uncle, a flamenco guitarist, to pick up a guitar and use the gift she had been blessed with. Exposed to a wide variety of classic popular music, from Billie Holiday to Stevie Nicks via Elvis, Nina Simone and Prince and oblivious to the then-current musical trends, she emerged in her late teens as a more-or-less fully formed artist with a style of her own. Her obvious, raw talent landed her a major record deal with Warners in Los Angeles, but this proved to be a depressingly familiar tale of a typical much-hyped signing; a move to LA; changes of personnel within the label; mystifying lack of A+R support and promotion and the eventual need for Amanda to resort to attorneys to extricate herself. It was however by no means a wholly unfortunate experience, and the album she recorded for Warners, “Ghost Stories”, gained her many loyal admirers and during this period she formed key friendships with two of her mentors, Joni Mitchell and Stevie Nicks.

The experience convinced her that she wanted to be in a band and that she wanted the band to control its own destiny. For the past couple of years she has worked and performed with her long-term collaborator and partner in 'Amanda Ghost', Ian Dench, himself a songwriter with an international reputation as writer of the punk standard 'Unbelievable', a worldwide hit for EMF, of which Ian was the guitarist and founder member. Amanda has enjoyed huge success in 2005/6 as co-writer of James Blunt’s worldwide hit “You’re Beautiful” and tracks on his “Back To Bedlam” album and this has raised her profile ahead of the band’s release of its first album, scheduled for Autumn 2006 on their own label, Plan A Records.

“It's no surprise that she is the machination of popular genius behind James Blunt; Amanda is a commanding singer and a very talented song writer” - Antony (and The Johnsons), March 2006

The album release will be preceded by 2 EPs, the first of which is a limited edition 4 tracker entitled 'Blood On The Line', produced by Dave McCracken (Depeche Mode/Ian Brown) and featuring live performance band members Richie Stevens (drums/percussion) and Hide (bass). Amanda-Ghost.com

Time Machine
Amanda Ghost Lyrics

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Your voice echoes as I hear you say you love me
I am Your Moon and Stars and (ain't) nothing much above me
But just as quickly you savage and you judge me
Over something pointless now everything is ugly

If I'm wrong than makes you right
If I'm week that makes you strong
Tell me who made that equation

Do they know they've got it wrong?
Let's demand an explanation from God or someone.

Oh build a time machine
Now wouldn't that be clever
Erase everything and change the past together
What I really mean is I love you now forever
Does it scare you boy, will it terrifies me.

Your anger resonates and than I see his face
The man who knocked me down, took me to another place
Give me everything and nothing
I need to keep the faith I have in God or someone.

Let's build a time machine
Now wouldn't that be clever
Erase everything and change the past together
What I really mean is "I love you now (more) forever"
Does it scare you boy, will it terrifies me.

If I'm wrong than makes you right
If I'm week that makes you strong
Tell me who made that equation
Do they know they've got it wrong?

If I'm wrong than makes you right
If I'm week that makes you strong
Tell me who made that equation
Do they know they've got it wrong?

Let's build a time machine
Now wouldn't that be clever
Erase everything and change the past together
What I really mean I'm going to love you now forever
Does it scare you boy, will it terrifies me

If I'm wrong than makes you right
If I'm week that makes you strong

Tell me who made that equation
Do they know they've got it wrong?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Amanda Ghost's song "Time Machine" depicts a rocky relationship between two people where powerful emotions like love and anger coincide. The singer is introduced as someone who is loved by their partner and is the center of their universe, but this is short-lived, as the partner quickly turns judgemental and caustic over minor issues. Here, the song presents a contrast between the singer's emotions which range from love to anger, while the partner's are limited to love and hate.

The chorus of the song brings forth an interesting idea of the singer wishing to build a time machine to erase the past and change it together. This idea of wanting to build a time machine could represent a desire to escape the tumultuous present and go back to a time where their relationship was blissful. However, the suggestion of changing the past together is questionable as it requires both partners to work together, something that seems unlikely through the partner's disparate emotions.

The song's lyrics suggest that the singer is struggling to maintain their faith in their partner and in a higher power like God. The lines, "Give me everything and nothing, I need to keep the faith I have in God or someone" convey this idea. The song offers a poetic exploration of the intricacies of a relationship, and how it can become a time machine if it is nurtured with love and understanding.

Line by Line Meaning

Your voice echoes as I hear you say you love me
I can hear your voice echoing as you say you love me

I am Your Moon and Stars and (ain't) nothing much above me
I feel like the most important thing in the world to you and nothing else compares

But just as quickly you savage and you judge me Over something pointless now everything is ugly
You can turn on me so quickly and become cruel, judging me over something insignificant and making everything ugly

If I'm wrong than makes you right If I'm week that makes you strong Tell me who made that equation Do they know they've got it wrong? Let's demand an explanation from God or someone.
Why are we always in competition? Does it really make you stronger to make me weaker? Who decided that was the way things should be? Let's ask God or whoever to explain.

Oh build a time machine Now wouldn't that be clever Erase everything and change the past together What I really mean is I love you now forever Does it scare you boy, will it terrifies me.
Wouldn't it be great if we could erase all the bad things that have happened and start over together? What I really mean is that I love you now more than ever and it's scary to feel this vulnerable.

Your anger resonates and than I see his face The man who knocked me down, took me to another place Give me everything and nothing I need to keep the faith I have in God or someone.
Your anger affects me deeply and reminds me of the man who hurt me before. I need you to give me everything and nothing at the same time so I can keep my faith in God or whoever.

Let's build a time machine Now wouldn't that be clever Erase everything and change the past together What I really mean is "I love you now (more) forever" Does it scare you boy, will it terrifies me.
Let's start fresh together and erase all the pain. What I really mean is that my love for you has only grown stronger, but the vulnerability of that scares me.

If I'm wrong than makes you right If I'm week that makes you strong Tell me who made that equation Do they know they've got it wrong?
Once again, why are we always in competition? Does it make you feel better to make me feel weaker? This doesn't seem like the right way to be.

Let's build a time machine Now wouldn't that be clever Erase everything and change the past together What I really mean I'm going to love you now forever Does it scare you boy, will it terrifies me
Let's start over and leave the past behind. What I really mean is that my love for you will never change and that's scary to admit.

If I'm wrong than makes you right If I'm week that makes you strong Tell me who made that equation Do they know they've got it wrong?
Once again, the idea of competition seems pointless and harmful. Who was the one who said that was the right way to be and do they realize how wrong that is?

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