Ghost Rider
Trentemøller Lyrics


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Ghost rider motorcycle hero
Hey, baby baby baby, he's a lookin' so cute
Sneak around-round-round in a blue jump suit

Ghost rider motorcycle hero
Hey, baby, be be be be, he's a blazin' away
Like the stars, stars, stars in the universe
Ghost rider motorcycle hero
Hey, baby be be be be, he's a screamin' the truth
America, America is killin' its youth

Hey baby be be be be, he's a screamin' away
America, America is killin' its youth

America, America is killin' its youth





Ghost rider
Ghost rider, ooh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Trentemøller's Ghost Rider are enigmatic and require an attentive ear to grasp their meaning. The song talks about the Ghost Rider, a fictional character from Marvel Comics, created by Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich. The lyrics portray the Ghost Rider as a motorcycle hero, who is courageous and determined to save America's youth because the country is unknowingly destroying itself. The Ghost Rider's message is that America is killing its youth, meaning that the country's actions are causing harm to its future generation.


The song's repetition of the phrase, "Hey, baby be be be be, he's a screamin' away" signifies the Ghost Rider's outcry for change. The repeated use of the phrase "Ghost rider motorcycle hero" reinforces the character's dominance and ultimately his ability to save America from its self-inflicted destruction.


The lyrics' final phrase, "Ghost Rider, ooh," implies that the Ghost Rider indeed exists and is real. It also leaves the listener with a sense that the character will always be around to protect America's youth from societal harm.


Overall, Trentemøller's Ghost Rider is a song that is open to interpretation, and its meaning is left largely to the imagination of the listener. It is a complex and thought-provoking song that does not follow traditional song structures and leaves plenty of room for the listener's imagination.


Line by Line Meaning

Ghost rider motorcycle hero
The singer of the song is a daredevil biker who the singer describes as a hero.


Hey, baby baby baby, he's a lookin' so cute
The singer admires the biker's physical appearance.


Sneak around-round-round in a blue jump suit
The biker is wearing a blue jumpsuit and zipping around in it.


Hey, baby, be be be be, he's a blazin' away
The biker is moving so fast it looks like he's on fire, and the singer wants the listener to take notice of it.


Like the stars, stars, stars in the universe
The speed at which the biker is moving is being compared to the vast amount of stars in the universe, emphasizing his fast movements.


Hey, baby be be be be, he's a screamin' the truth
The biker is shouting the truth at the top of his lungs, though the message is not clearly defined.


America, America is killin' its youth
The biker's message is about how America is causing harm to its young people.


Hey baby be be be be, he's a screamin' away
The biker is shouting loudly as he moves away from the listener.


America, America is killin' its youth
The singer repeats the message for emphasis, making it clear that the topic is serious.


America, America is killin' its youth
The singer repeats the message once more, ending the song on a chilling and somber note.


Ghost rider
The singer repeats the title of the song, possibly as a way to drive home the point that the biker is the central figure of the narrative.




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., REVEGA PUBLISHING CO.
Written by: Alan Vega, Martin Reverby

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Peter Sendscheid

Never heard kind of this. Absolutly awesome. I'm in a loop with this for hours.

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ZuperL

Best Song Ever! This song literally helped me win drift events in NFS 2015.

Ghost 9388

Damn, I was in college ten years ago when I first heard this track. Incredible listening to it now after all this time, still an amazing song!

alex nick

The sounds are just AWESOME FREAKING A W E S O M E !!

DJ Krueger

Great song. Reminds me of Pulp Fiction or something Tarantino would use.

Svarg

Both music and performance are AWESOME!

eClectic_Criminal

Was a festival in Denmark...amazing live show!!

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For all those of you who want to know "what's the instrument she's playing?" it's a Theremin, and her name is Dorit Chrysler

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