Ghost Town
Gemini Lyrics


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As I was driving home
One night in late December
The snow began to fall
I lived a nightmare that
I always will remember
The darkest of them all
The snow was coming down in droves
And the frost
Was sticking to my windscreen
And I was lost
Then, before me
When the storm at last subsided
I saw an awesome sight

Ghost town
Deadly white
Frozen in the silence
Of the winter night
Ghost town
Heaven knows
What becomes of people
When the wild wind blows

I stopped the car and took
A frantic look around me
That's when the engine died
That sinking feeling of
Despair will always hound me
No matter how I tried
The wretched motor still
Refused to ignite
A sence of menace loomed
In the pale moonlight
And I've never felt
So helpless and so lonely
I never knew such fright

Ghost town
Deadly white
Frozen in the silence
Of the winter night
Ghost town
Nothing there
Empty windows staring
At you everywhere

Ghost town
Dead and cold
Burial ground of secrets
And of tales untold
Ghost town
Heaven knows
What becomes of people
When the wild wind blows

A door crashed open
Spilling light and raucous laughter
Into the moonlit street
And in the beam of light
A shadow seconds after
The sound of shuffling feet
The shape was slowly
Coming closer, it seemed
Mysteriously familiar
And how I screamed
When the moonlight briefly
Fell upon its features
I stared at my own face

Ghost town
Haunted place
With eternal winter
Locked in cold embrace
Ghost town
Heaven knows
What becomes of people
When the wild wind blows

Ghost town
Nothing there
Empty windows staring
At you everywhere
Ghost town
Deadly white
Frozen in the silence
Of the winter night

Ghost town...
Burial ground of secrets
And of tales untold...
What becomes of people
When the wild wind blows...




With eternal winter
Locked in cold embrace...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Gemini's "Ghost Town" speak of a nightmarish encounter in a desolate winter town. The character in the song is driving home late one night when the snow begins to fall. Lost and in despair, they stumble upon a ghost town, deadly white and frozen in silence. In this eerie place, the character's car engine dies leaving them stranded in a place with a deep-seated sense of menace, and a feeling of loneliness unlike any other felt before. While wandering aimlessly through the town, a door suddenly opens, and at the beam of light emerges the character's shadow. In this ghost town, which is haunted, everything is empty, leaving no doubt in the character's mind that it is a burial ground of secrets and of tales untold.


The song is a haunting visual experience that allows listeners to feel what this character is feeling, the sense of despair, and fright from that moment of being alone in a ghost town. The lyrics also speak of man's relationship with history, the stories, secrets and untold tales buried in towns are often forgotten, and it is wild winds, winter storms, and man's insignificance in the universe that ultimately becomes their custodians. Although the lyrics are inherently dark, they serve to remind humans of the fragile nature of existence, putting humans on notice, to respect, and honor each other, as well as the memories of the souls who have gone before us, forgotten in ghost towns we may never remember.


Line by Line Meaning

As I was driving home
The singer was going back home


One night in late December
It was a winter night in December


The snow began to fall
Snow started to fall from the sky


I lived a nightmare that
The events following were very scary


I always will remember
The events were so traumatic that the singer will never forget them


The darkest of them all
It was the scariest experience ever


The snow was coming down in droves
A lot of snow was falling all at once


And the frost
The cold weather caused frost to form


Was sticking to my windscreen
The frost was visible on the singer's car windshield


And I was lost
The singer was lost and didn't know where to go


Then, before me
Soon after, the singer saw something


When the storm at last subsided
When the snowfall stopped and the storm ended


I saw an awesome sight
The singer saw something incredible


Ghost town
The singer stumbled upon a deserted town


Deadly white
The town was covered in snow and looked dangerous


Frozen in the silence
The town was eerily quiet and still


Of the winter night
The cold winter night made everything feel even more eerie


Heaven knows
No one knows for sure


What becomes of people
The singer wondered what happened to the people who used to live in the town


When the wild wind blows
The town was probably abandoned after a wild and destructive storm


I stopped the car and took
The singer decided to stop the car and take a look around


A frantic look around me
The singer was frantically looking around for any signs of life


That's when the engine died
Unfortunately, the car's engine stopped working


That sinking feeling of
The singer started to feel really helpless


Despair will always hound me
The feeling of despair caused by the situation will never leave the singer


No matter how I tried
The singer tried really hard to get the car working again


The wretched motor still
Unfortunately, the car's engine remained broken


Refused to ignite
The engine wouldn't start


A sence of menace loomed
The singer started to feel really scared


In the pale moonlight
The town was illuminated by the moonlight


And I've never felt
The singer has never felt before


So helpless and so lonely
Completely alone and powerless, the singer was overwhelmed with fear and sadness


Ghost town
Referring to the abandoned town


Nothing there
There was nothing in the town


Empty windows staring
The windows of the buildings in the town were vacant


At you everywhere
The buildings seemed to be staring at the singer


Dead and cold
The town was lifeless and frigid


Burial ground of secrets
The town may have held many secrets and stories that were never told


And of tales untold
No one knows what really happened in the town


A door crashed open
Suddenly, a door burst open


Spilling light and raucous laughter
Light and loud laughter came from the open door


Into the moonlit street
The light and noise spilled onto the moonlit street


And in the beam of light
In the brightness from the open door


A shadow seconds after
Soon after, the singer saw the shadow of someone or something


The sound of shuffling feet
The noise of someone walking slowly could be heard


The shape was slowly
The figure was approaching slowly


Coming closer, it seemed
The figure was getting closer


Mysteriously familiar
The singer couldn't quite put their finger on why, but the figure seemed familiar


And how I screamed
The singer was so scared that they screamed


When the moonlight briefly
In a brief moment of light from the moon


Fell upon its features
The singer was able to see the face of the figure in the light


I stared at my own face
The figure turned out to be the singer's own reflection


Haunted place
The town seemed to be haunted by its past


With eternal winter
The town seemed to always be covered in snow and never have any warmth


Locked in cold embrace
The town was completely surrounded by the cold and unyielding winter




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@JF-sh2sm

It’s like a combination of ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!’ with ‘One Night in Bangkok’ and I love it.

@wisecat

yes indeed!

@idogonen3075

I would add Summer Night City to the mix.

@paninaro81

wonderful song and vocals! Benny and Bjorn producing 80's synthpop :-)

@BrianSmith-lj6ug

Would of loved to of heard Abba sing this.

@honeylavenderbakery

i just adore 80s music 🥰

@Vates104

I wish ABBA had recorded this. Frida would have knocked this out of the park.

@beaumont1871

Te olete viimase peal! tervitus targa Eestist! Andres

@Clavinovaman

According to Tim Rice, this contains parts from an unused demo for Chess. Verse melody sounds to me a little like Josefin Nilsson's '...Whales have Ceased To Sing' song, which I consider to be one of her finest.

@JF-sh2sm

I think you mean ‘When the Waves Roll Out to Sea’

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