Ghostin
Ariana Grande Lyrics


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I know you hear me when I cry
I try to hold it in the night
While you're sleepin' next to me
But it's your arms that I need this time (This time)

Look at the cards that we've been dealt
If you were anybody else
Probably wouldn't last a day
Every tear's a rain parade from hell (From hell)

Baby, you do it so well
You been so understanding, you been so good
And I'm puttin' you through more than one ever should
And I'm hating myself 'cause you don't want to
Admit that it hurts you

I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
Over him, mmh
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
'Stead of ghostin' him

We'll get through this, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage
But I love you, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage, yeah

Though I wish he were here instead
Don't want that living in your head
He just comes to visit me
When I'm dreaming every now and then (And then)
And after all that we been through (And after all that we been through)
There's so much to look forward to
What was done and what was said
Leave it all here in this bed with you (With you)

Baby, you do it so well
You been so understanding, you been so good
And I'm puttin' you through more than one ever should
And I'm hating myself 'cause you don't want to
Admit that it hurts you, baby

I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
Over him, mmh
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
'Stead of ghostin' him

We'll get through this, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage




But I love you, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage, yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ariana Grande's song "Ghostin" touches on the complexities of grief, healing, and love. The song speaks to the singer's inner struggles as she deals with the pain of losing her ex-boyfriend and trying to move on with her current partner. Grande sings about how she feels guilty for hurting her new partner as she struggles to come to terms with her feelings for her ex-partner. The lines "And I'm hating myself 'cause you don't want to, admit that it hurts you" shows how she is aware that her partner is hurting but is trying to be strong for her.


The chorus is poignant as she acknowledges how her current partner is affected by her pain and how it breaks his heart to see her cry over her ex instead of moving on. The lines "I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again, instead of ghostin' him" reveal how she understands that her partner is willing to support her through her pain, but she needs to let go of her ex-partner to completely heal.


The lyrics also highlight the theme of self-love and acceptance. The lines "Though I wish he were here instead, don't want that living in your head" show how she is coming to terms with the fact that her ex-partner is no longer a part of her present and she needs to focus on her future with her current partner.


Overall, "Ghostin" is a touching song that explores the complexities of love and healing from a painful experience.


Line by Line Meaning

I know you hear me when I cry
I am aware that you listen to me when I weep


I try to hold it in the night
I attempt to suppress my emotions at night


While you're sleepin' next to me
While you sleep beside me


But it's your arms that I need this time (This time)
But I require your embrace this time


Look at the cards that we've been dealt
Consider the circumstances we are in


If you were anybody else
If you were someone different


Probably wouldn't last a day
You probably wouldn't endure for a day


Every tear's a rain parade from hell (From hell)
Each tear feels like a dreadful, unending downpour


Baby, you do it so well
Darling, you handle it so skillfully


You been so understanding, you been so good
You have been kind and empathetic


And I'm puttin' you through more than one ever should
And I am subjecting you to more than anyone should endure


And I'm hating myself 'cause you don't want to
And I loathe myself because you do not want to


Admit that it hurts you
Admit that my suffering is hurting you


I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
I am aware that it pains you when I weep for him again


Over him, mmh
About him, hmm


Instead of ghostin' him
Rather than ignoring him


We'll get through this, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
We will overcome this, I am a woman carrying


A whole lot of baggage
A lot of emotional baggage


But I love you, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
But I love you, we will overcome this, I have


A whole lot of baggage, yeah
A lot of emotional baggage, yes


Though I wish he were here instead
Even though I desire him to be here instead


Don't want that living in your head
I do not want you to constantly think about him


He just comes to visit me
He only comes to see me


When I'm dreaming every now and then (And then)
When I dream occasionally


And after all that we been through (And after all that we been through)
And despite everything we have experienced


There's so much to look forward to
There are many things to anticipate


What was done and what was said
What was done and said


Leave it all here in this bed with you (With you)
Let us leave all of it here in this bed with you




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ariana Grande, Savan Harish Kotecha, Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Victoria Monet

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@hailey6970

imagine.. you are a superstar and you were happily singing for all your fans until suddenly a bomb sets off and killed a part of your fandom.
you try to move on but can’t. you cried for days, had sleepless nights thinking that it was your fault when it was really not.

but your boyfriend was by your side. he gave you a shoulder to cry on. after a few difficulties in your relationship, you both decided that it would be best if you separated for a while.

when you spend time apart, you find someone new. someone to make you forget about your ex and make you happier.

after a month, he proposed to you and you tearfully said yes, making you the happiest person ever, making his day.

then you were diagnosed with PTSD after the trauma you had from the bomb attack that killed your fans. suddenly, the flashbacks came, you started missing your ex.

you soon found out that your ex-boyfriend was found dead in his own home because of apparent drug overdose. you didn’t realised how much you actually still loved him. you’ve been calling his phone just to hear his voice through voicemail. you would be angry at yourself, blaming yourself, thinking that if you didn’t hurt him, he would be alive.

you would fight with your fiancé. shout at him. telling him that you hate him even though you both knew you didn’t. everyday was like hell, things got harder and harder.

a couple days later, you broke off the engagement. you couldn’t deal with the stress anymore. soon enough, people started talking about you. you were in the center or attention, which you very much hated.

you received black-lash from strangers and would be accused of cheating and killing. many fans defended you, but you still had the guilt following you around. you thought living wasn’t worth it anymore. but you decided to stay strong and move on.

you soon started to express your feelings into a song, a song that everyone loved. you felt relieved that you could finally have the guilt off your shoulders. you wrote a song about your past relationships and how thankful you are for all of them. one line includes your dead-ex. you would always cry when you sing it. but you try to stay strong.

you wrote another song, apologising and thanking your ex-fiancé, for understanding and having to put up with your grief of your late ex-boyfriend. you didn’t want it out in the world at first, but something changed your mind, you thought that you should just let it go. you knew, from the moment the song was published, you would never bring yourself to sing that song live. it just hurts too much.

what if i told you that this story was ariana’s life? so many thoughts going through her head. so many urges she has to fight everyday. there is so much we don’t know about her. even after she went back to manchester, many said it was only to get more popular, but they don’t realise how much she’s going through. she puts aside her pain to make us happy. we should appreciate ariana for everything, there is so much this woman is capable of. so stop hating even before you understand the full story.


we love you, ariana 🤍



@lauraliaaa6493

LYRICS

I know you hear me when I cry
I try to hold it in the night
While you're sleepin' next to me
But it's your arms that I need this time (This time)
Look at the cards that we've been dealt
If you were anybody else
Probably wouldn't last a day
Every tear's a rain parade from hell (From hell)
Baby, you do it so well
You been so understanding, you been so good
And I'm puttin' you through more than one ever should
And I'm hating myself 'cause you don't want to
Admit that it hurts you
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
Over him, mmh
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
'Stead of ghostin' him
We'll get through this, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage
But I love you, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage, yeah
Though I wish he were here instead
Don't want that living in your head
He just comes to visit me
When I'm dreaming every now and then (And then)
And after all that we been through (And after all that we been through)
There's so much to look forward to
What was done and what was said
Leave it all here in this bed with you (With you)
Baby, you do it so well
You been so understanding, you been so good
And I'm puttin' you through more than one ever should
And I'm hating myself 'cause you don't want to
Admit that it hurts you, baby
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
Over him, mmh
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
'Stead of ghostin' him
We'll get through this, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage
But I love you, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage, yeah



@mohammedbalghar1097

- مُجتمع باهت ، يبحثون عن الزّلات و السقوط و تعثُّر الغير ،
مُجتمع يعيش في بؤس و يجعلون الجّميع بجانبهُم بائسين ، يحملون بداخلهُم خُبثاً و ينشرون خُبثهُم ،
مُجتمع يتدخّل بطريقة فكرك و كلامك و إسلوبك ،
مُجتمع يتدخل بخُصوصيّاتك ، بشؤونك، بعقليّتك ،
مُجتمع لا يفقه معنى الصّعود ، يجتاحون هاربين منّه ،
مُجتمع تفكيرُه في الحضيض ، الجّنس بنظرهُم ظاهرياً مُعيب و مُخجل ، و بمُنتصف الليل يُضاجعون أنفُسهُم بـأنفُسهُم كَ المثلييّن ، يجعلون الحرام حلال في ظُلمة الليل ، و في النّهار يُحرمون ما هو حلال ،
مُجتمع مُنافق و مُنازع ،
مُجتمع عار و عاله و عاهه و معتوه ،
مُجتمع سقيم التّفكير ، عقيم الحلول ،
مُجتمع تبكي بسببُه الأنفُس ، أُريد الهروب من هذا المُجتمع المُنافق ، لا أُريد إكمال العيش بين أشخاص يُظهرون السّلام و بداخلهُم خُبث و كذب ، أخشى السّقوط و يُراودني أصوات الضّاحكين ، أخشى الصّعود و يُراودني أصوات المُحبطين ، أخشى العيش كي لا يُراودني أصوات المُنافقين ، تبّاً لنا جميعاً 🖤 ..



@xariyahmitchell3448

they said - A lacklustre society, looking for slips and falls and stumbles of others,
a society that lives in misery and makes everyone beside them miserable, carrying in them malice and spreading their malice,
A society that interferes in the way of your thinking and your words and your manners
a society that interferes with your privacy, your affairs, your mentality
A society that doesn't understand the meaning of ascension, they invade the fugitives from it,
The society of thinking in the bottom, sex in their eyes is apparently flawed and shameful, and in the middle of the night they themselves as homosexuals, they make haram halal in the darkness of the night, and in the day they forbid what is halal
A hypocritical and conflicting society
A society of shame and shame and nuts
a poorly thinking society, sterile solutions,
A society that cries because of which i want to escape from this hypocritical society, I do not want to complete living among people who show peace and inside them malice and lies, I am afraid of falling and having the voices of laughing, I am afraid to go up and have the voices of the frustrated, I am afraid to live so that I do not have the voices of hypocrites, us all 🖤.



@Nicholas-kt4ul

"ghostin"
Ariana Grande (From 'thank u, next')

[Verse 1]
I know you hear me when I cry
I try to hold it in at night
While you're sleeping next to me
But it's your arms that I need this time (This time)
Look at the cards that we've been dealt
If you were anybody else
Probably wouldn't last a day
Every tear's a rain parade from hell (From hell)

[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, you do it so well
You've been so understanding, you've been so good
And I'm puttin' you through more than one ever should
And I'm hating myself 'cause you don't want to
Admit that it hurts you

[Chorus]
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
Over him, mmh
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
'Stead of ghostin' him

[Post-Chorus]
We'll get through this, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage
But I love you, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage, oh yeah

[Verse 2]
Though I wish he were here instead
Don't want that living in your head
He just comes to visit me
When I'm dreaming every now and then (And then)
And after all that we been through (And after all that we been through)
There's so much to look forward to
What was done and what was said
Leave it all here in this bed with you (With you)

[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, you do it so well
You've been so understanding, you've been so good
And I'm puttin' you through more than one ever should
And I'm hating myself 'cause you don't want to
Admit that it hurts you, baby

[Chorus]
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
Over him, mmh
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
'Stead of ghostin' him

[Post-Chorus]
We'll get through this, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with (Girl with)
A whole lot of baggage
But I love you (Love you), we'll get past this (Past this)
I'm a girl with a whole lot of baggage, yeah yeah



All comments from YouTube:

@LanaBlakely

I'm shivering so hard it actually hurts

@coverina1921

I made a music video to this song including Ari, Pete and the meaning behind this song. Its a little bit sad but beautiful :) Could you check it out ?

@nini-ym1mm

you are overreacting af

@natalie-cd8er

ui l.i they’re really not, she got chills over the song and too many chills begins to make you feel sore ok

@nini-ym1mm

@@natalie-cd8er nah

@mannygardner1151

Get a blanket or something

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@meljstephan

Ariana is a very talented music producer and lyricist. The big pause in the line "I'm hating myself because you don't want to... admit that it hurts you" gets me every time. "I'm hating myself because you don't want to". What a deeply sad, powerful, but ultimately relatable sentiment.

@anthruser

I might be looking at it too deeply, but the separation (pause) can also translate so something else. It makes it work like two sentences in a way. "I'm hating myself because you don't want to..." If you separate it, it's like Ariana is internalizing all the negativity that he feels and thinks surrounding all of this convoluted situation. He doesn't wanna direct any of these negative feelings towards her, but her noticing how much effort this takes, she decides her own negativity to influence her self worth. Then the line "...admit that it hurts you" is like Ariana wanting to push him to admit that this situation is affecting him, but he does not as to not push the narrative that his feelings are a burden to her, since she is already dealing with so much. If you read both of them fluently, in one go, it gives the same meaning but with a different perspective

@hailey6970

imagine.. you are a superstar and you were happily singing for all your fans until suddenly a bomb sets off and killed a part of your fandom.
you try to move on but can’t. you cried for days, had sleepless nights thinking that it was your fault when it was really not.

but your boyfriend was by your side. he gave you a shoulder to cry on. after a few difficulties in your relationship, you both decided that it would be best if you separated for a while.

when you spend time apart, you find someone new. someone to make you forget about your ex and make you happier.

after a month, he proposed to you and you tearfully said yes, making you the happiest person ever, making his day.

then you were diagnosed with PTSD after the trauma you had from the bomb attack that killed your fans. suddenly, the flashbacks came, you started missing your ex.

you soon found out that your ex-boyfriend was found dead in his own home because of apparent drug overdose. you didn’t realised how much you actually still loved him. you’ve been calling his phone just to hear his voice through voicemail. you would be angry at yourself, blaming yourself, thinking that if you didn’t hurt him, he would be alive.

you would fight with your fiancé. shout at him. telling him that you hate him even though you both knew you didn’t. everyday was like hell, things got harder and harder.

a couple days later, you broke off the engagement. you couldn’t deal with the stress anymore. soon enough, people started talking about you. you were in the center or attention, which you very much hated.

you received black-lash from strangers and would be accused of cheating and killing. many fans defended you, but you still had the guilt following you around. you thought living wasn’t worth it anymore. but you decided to stay strong and move on.

you soon started to express your feelings into a song, a song that everyone loved. you felt relieved that you could finally have the guilt off your shoulders. you wrote a song about your past relationships and how thankful you are for all of them. one line includes your dead-ex. you would always cry when you sing it. but you try to stay strong.

you wrote another song, apologising and thanking your ex-fiancé, for understanding and having to put up with your grief of your late ex-boyfriend. you didn’t want it out in the world at first, but something changed your mind, you thought that you should just let it go. you knew, from the moment the song was published, you would never bring yourself to sing that song live. it just hurts too much.

what if i told you that this story was ariana’s life? so many thoughts going through her head. so many urges she has to fight everyday. there is so much we don’t know about her. even after she went back to manchester, many said it was only to get more popular, but they don’t realise how much she’s going through. she puts aside her pain to make us happy. we should appreciate ariana for everything, there is so much this woman is capable of. so stop hating even before you understand the full story.


we love you, ariana 🤍

@layaleek

this is so true and i cannot imagine her pain :( we love u, ari<3

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