The first time I met Mike from The Deadly Syndrome, he was throwing up on my couch. He had been out drinking the night before with Will, tore the head off a paper mache dummy, wrestled it across a stranger’s front lawn and then stumbled up to my house (I was living with Will and Jesse, and soon Chris would move into the garage) where he puked all over everything and passed out.
There was a lot of that sort of thing when The Deadly Syndrome first got together. Everyone was running around having fun, working shitty jobs, and writing music all the time. The house was drowning in instruments. There were cheap old organs that somebody picked up off Craigslist. Guitars, pianos, keyboards, violins, all broken down and beat up, just laying around in case somebody needed them.
The weeks started to revolve around shows. You know how whenever someone says, “You should check out my friend’s band?” how your immediate reaction is “are you saying that just because they’re your friend?” I never had that problem. The guys attacked the stage; the audience lost their minds. Their shows were like festivals (with lots of cardboard cut outs). It was a wonderful couple of years.
And then it stopped being fun.
It’s a cliché to say that youth is fleeting. But it’s true. And it’s hard to separate youth from rock and roll. That’s not to say The Deadly Syndrome are a bunch of geriatrics, they aren’t. But after two years of being together they were four guys who loved music, but still weren’t able to do it for a living. Four guys who were getting older and starting to think about things like financial security, maybe starting a family, having a car that didn’t break down all the time, getting health insurance, etc – all the stuff that keeps making more and more noise as the years go by and you start growing up.
And growing up is tricky business in rock and roll. Because the truth is that while age doesn’t stifle creativity, it certainly encourages stagnation. And stagnation leads to a sad and boring road that either ends with too much thinking about The Good Old Days or Fat Elvis.
So after a couple of years I think the guys weren’t sure what to do. If you’ll allow me another cliché, things were starting to feel like an ending, rather than a beginning. At this point they could have very easily broken up. Left on good terms and gone their separate ways. Or they could have written another Ortolan. Similar songs played in the same venues, stretching out the good times as far as they could. Instead they moved all of their stuff into a cabin up in the woods and started over.
There weren’t a lot of updates, no hand wringing or bragging, nothing specific, just the occasional word that things were moving along. And then one day after about nine months had gone by, they let everyone know that they had finished an album and were calling it Nolens Volens.
The songs, the production, it all seems to be the work of a band that has found its strengths, and is busy seeing how far they can push them. You can hear the earlier, younger band throughout all the songs, but there’s something else there as well. A sort of self-assurance that gives each song its own life and space, along with a patience that usually isn’t associated with rock and roll.
More than anything else though, Nolens Volens is about growing up. About the give and take that comes with age and responsibility, about remembering the energy of youth and infusing it into a new, older life.
Or not. Fuck it, maybe I’m over thinking it. Maybe they just made a great record and plan to release it later this year and that’s all there is to it. After all, they’re all still in their 20’s for god’s sake! Why am I talking about growing up? There’s still plenty of time for being young, playing the music too loud, and puking all over everything just before passing out.
–Jason Greene
Ghost
The Deadly Syndrome Lyrics
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I hope I can see the end of time.
I hope I become a ghost.
And make sure the future turns out fine
I hope I become a ghost.
Oh, when the world is said and done
The stars will become so close
Ooooh
Ahhhh, oh
I hope I become a ghost
And watch all my grandkids growing old
Some will remember me
And others through the stories they've been told
I don't intend to frighten you
Just want to see if what I think comes true
And then and only then we'll know
If it was worth to become a ghost
Ooooh
Ahhhh, oh
There's nothing sad about it
There's nothing sad about it
Now that I've become a ghost
I don't get to laugh with friends like you
It would not have been so bad,
If people like you would have become ghosts too
There's nothing sad about it.
There's nothing sad about it.
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
There's nothing sad about it.
There's nothing sad about it.
There's nothing sad about it.
There's nothing sad about it.
The Deadly Syndrome's song "Ghost" is a reflection on mortality and the desire to transcend it through becoming a ghost. The singer expresses the wish to witness the "end of time" and be present for the future, ensuring that it turns out fine. They long to see their grandchildren grow old and be remembered by them, even if just through stories. The repetition of "there's nothing sad about it" suggests that the singer views this transformation positively, as a way to escape the limitations of mortality and continue to witness the world's progress.
The lyrics suggest a deep longing for transcendence and an escape from the mundanity of life. The singer desires to see the future unfold before them and to ensure that it turns out well, even if from beyond the veil of death. The lines "I hope I become a ghost / Oh, when the world is said and done / The stars will become so close / And there will be nowhere that I can't run" convey the sense of freedom that the singer hopes for, being unbound by physical limitations and able to traverse the cosmos. The repeated "Ooooh" and "Ahhhh" provide an ethereal quality to the song and contribute to its otherworldly tone.
Overall, The Deadly Syndrome's "Ghost" is a haunting and thought-provoking meditation on the nature of mortality and the desire for transcendence.
Line by Line Meaning
I hope I become a ghost.
The singer wishes to become a ghost after their death.
I hope I can see the end of time.
The singer longs to observe the absolute conclusion of everything.
And make sure the future turns out fine.
The singer desires to ensure a positive future outcome.
Oh, when the world is said and done
The artist envisions a time when the world meets its end.
The stars will become so close
The artist believes the stars will come closer to the earth at the end of the world.
And there will be nowhere that I can't run
The singer expects to be able to move freely after death, without any physical constraints.
And watch all my grandkids growing old
The singer wants to observe their future descendants growing up.
Some will remember me
The artist expects some of their grandchildren to remember them after they pass away.
And others through the stories they've been told
The artist imagines other grandchildren will know of them through family/history stories.
I don't intend to frighten you
The artist does not wish to scare the listener with their desire to become a ghost.
Just want to see if what I think comes true
The singer is curious if their beliefs about becoming a ghost after death are accurate.
And then and only then we'll know
The artist implies that the only way to confirm the validity of their beliefs is to experience death.
If it was worth to become a ghost
The singer ponders if becoming a ghost is a worthwhile possibility after death.
Now that I've become a ghost
The singer has now passed away and become a ghost.
I don't get to laugh with friends like you
As a ghost, the singer can no longer enjoy the company of their living friends.
It would not have been so bad
The artist reflects on their ghostly existence and feels it wouldn't have been as difficult if others joined them as ghosts.
If people like you would have become ghosts too
The artist expresses a desire for their friends to become ghosts alongside them.
There's nothing sad about it.
The singer believes that there is no sadness associated with being a ghost.
Ooooh
Interjection conveying emotion of longing or reminiscence.
Ahhhh, oh
Interjection conveying emotion of wonder, surprise, or delight.
Ooooh
Interjection conveying emotion of longing or reminiscence.
Ooooh
Interjection conveying emotion of longing or reminiscence.
There's nothing sad about it.
The singer believes that there is no sadness associated with being a ghost.
There's nothing sad about it.
The artist believes that there is no sadness associated with being a ghost.
There's nothing sad about it.
The singer believes that there is no sadness associated with being a ghost.
There's nothing sad about it.
The singer believes that there is no sadness associated with being a ghost.
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@gaiamordder3153
I hope I become a ghost.
I hope I can see the end of time.
I hope I become a ghost.
And make sure the future turns out fine
I hope I become a ghost.
Oh, when the world is said and done
The stars will become so close
And there will be nowhere that I can't run
Ooooh
Ahhhh, oh
I hope I become a ghost
And watch all my grandkids growing old
Some will remember me
And others through the stories they've been told
I don't intend to frighten you
Just want to see if what I think comes true
And then and only then we'll know
If it was worth to become a ghost
Ooooh
Ahhhh, oh
There's nothing sad about it
There's nothing sad about it
Now that I've become a ghost
I don't get to laugh with friends like you
It would not have been so bad,
If people like you would have become ghosts too
There's nothing sad about it.
There's nothing sad about it.
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
@tizocvelasco3520
This song is PERFECT for the movie. such a great movie. RIP Robin Williams.
@wendellmitchell5935
💯💯💯💯💯
@MatheusRibeiro-hd2ks
What movie?
@trainwhistlesrule
@@MatheusRibeiro-hd2ks world's greatest dad
@MatheusRibeiro-hd2ks
@@trainwhistlesrule Ty
@matthewchicago5288
Great movie.
@xXTwigManXx
I used to think the worst thing was ending up alone - It's not. Ending up with people who make you feel alone is.
@emeraldtabbycat148
Words to live by.
@TasteMyBlackSkittles
Twig Man Oh, man, that's some truth😐!
@damienkinchen
nice quote from the other robin Williams vid lol