Carrying ambition and confidence in their creative potential to stay united post high school graduation, the band relocated to Seattle in 2007 to pursue their musical experiments in a more opportune environment. Somewhere between day jobs and school, The Globes managed to record an eponymous E.P. in early 2008 with engineer Jonathan Warman (Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band) in the dim and dusty basement of their little blue house. In the following year, the band spent fruitful time playing weekly shows in the Northwest and running up and down the West Coast, slowly catching the attention of humble audiences and local critics, while sharpening their own collective spirit.
After a time of travel, the Globes spent the fall of 2009 writing and recording new music with veteran producer John Goodmanson (Blonde Redhead, Death Cab for Cutie, Unwound), resulting in the release of the "Sinter Songs" EP, a conglomeration of 4 moody songs based on the intricate rhythms and dynamics of Ourada (drums) and McCotter (bass) overlayed by noisy and textural guitar work of Musselwhite and Walters. "Sinter Songs" marks of the debut of Musselwhite on vocals, and displays the bands penchant for precision while maintaining youthful angst and naivety.
Like hairs on a head, The Globes continue to grow in all directions. Look forward to it.
They were included in AP magazines list of "100 bands to know in 2011".
Ghost
The Globes Lyrics
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Calls out the names of the demons I've known
And his voice echoes onward
Deep through my heart, through skin and hard bone
I feel a ghost
Inside my lungs
Telling me to run
I want to feel young and hopeful
But no spark inside me will ever catch fire
When I die
I fear that I'll die alone
If I lose my grip on the people I've loved
To be a ghost
Oh to be alone
With no where left for me to go
I fall back to your arms
With every day with each long night that passes by
I feel my ghost, my fears, fall into place
The song Ghost by The Globes is a melancholic yet introspective track that deals with themes of fear, loneliness, and mortality. The opening lines, "Black crow perched on a wire, calls out the names of the demons I've known" sets a somber tone, as the crow symbolizes death, and the demons of the past that continue to haunt the singer.
The lyrics "I want to feel young and hopeful, but no spark inside me will ever catch fire" speaks volumes about the singer's inability to find joy in life, and the lack of motivation that has taken hold of them. The line "When I die, I fear that I'll die alone" shows a deep-seated fear of dying without companionship and the fear of being forgotten. The chorus "I feel a ghost, inside my lungs, telling me to run" creates an eerie and haunting image of the singer feeling trapped and suffocated by their own thoughts and fears.
The verse "To be a ghost, oh to be alone, with no where left for me to go, I fall back to your arms" captures the sense of longing that the singer has for an escape from their own mind, and to find solace in the arms of someone they love. The final lines "With every day and each long night that passes by, I feel my ghost, my fears, fall into place" indicates a sense of resignation, accepting that fears are a part of life, and that the singer needs to come to terms with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Black crow perched on a wire
A black crow sitting on a wire
Calls out the names of the demons I've known
The crow is making sounds that remind me of my own inner demons
And his voice echoes onward
The sound of the crow's voice is persistent and haunting
Deep through my heart, through skin and hard bone
The sound of the crow's voice is penetrating through my entire being
I feel a ghost
I feel a sense of emptiness and loss within me
Inside my lungs
This feeling is as though it's inside my body, within my respiratory system
Telling me to run
This empty feeling is causing me to want to run away from everything
I want to feel young and hopeful
I desire to feel optimistic and youthful again
But no spark inside me will ever catch fire
But it seems as though I can't seem to ignite that spark of hope within me again
When I die
At the time of my death
I fear that I'll die alone
I am afraid that I won't have anyone to share my death with
If I lose my grip on the people I've loved
If I lose my connection to the people I care about
To be a ghost
It is akin to being a ghost
Oh to be alone
To be truly alone is a frightening prospect
With no where left for me to go
If there is nowhere else for me to turn
I fall back to your arms
I will seek solace in the arms of someone I love and trust
With every day with each long night that passes by
As each day and night passes
I feel my ghost, my fears, fall into place
My sense of loss and fear start to fall into a familiar pattern over time
Contributed by Alexandra K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Made Indar
awesome basslines
Hermit the Log
fucking love these guys. Lucky enough to see them twice touring with Maps and Atlases and Tera Melos back in 2011ish.
Mo
that fill at 1:19
jaymiket
amazing
Pogan456
@redjess1206 He's got a fever
redjess1206
@Ninja13odDoom really?