Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Category: Ghost

Ghost

Mary on a Cross by Ghost Lyrics Meaning – Unraveling the Sacrilege and Romance

In their evocative and sonically haunting track ‘Mary on a Cross’, Ghost melds the sacred with the profane, artfully weaving a tale of love and sacrifice against a backdrop of metaphorical and religious imagery. The Swedish rock band, known for their taste for theatrics and controversial lyrics, once again invites listeners into a labyrinthine narrative rich with symbolic gestures.

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Ghost

Ghost

This is a Swedish rock collective, which formed in 2006 in the city of Linköping. The group’s style and formation was actually orchestrated by singer and guitarist Tobias Forge, who previously was a member...

Square Hammer

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“Square Hammer” by Ghost

The labels behind “Square Hammer” – Rise Above Records, Loma Vista Records and Spinefarm Records – released it on 12 September 2016 as the opening track of Ghost’s EP “Popestar” and also as the only single...

Year Zero

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Ghost’s “Year Zero” Lyrics Meaning

One prominent music site described Ghost’s “Year Zero” song as one that seeks to usher “Satan into the realm of man”. In other words, the reason why this particular junction in history is referred to...

Mary on a Cross

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Ghost’s Mary on a Cross Lyrics Meaning

It seems kinda odd that some major music publications went out as far as to actually single out “Mary on a Cross” as being blasphemous, as liberal, secularized use of religious terminology and, to a lesser...

Kaisarion

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Ghost’s “Kaisarion” Lyrics Meaning

Whereas Hypatia may sound like the name of a mythical character from the days of yore, she was in fact a historical figure from 2nd century Egypt. At that time, Egypt was under the thumb...

Twenties

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“Twenties” by Ghost

Have you ever listened to one of those types of songs where you’re saying to yourself like ‘wow, it sounds a lot like the singer is dissing the audience’? Such is the case, as described by cardinal ghoul...

Call Me Little Sunshine

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“Call Me Little Sunshine” by Ghost

On “Call Me Little Sunshine”, the singer portrays the role of Mephistopheles. Mephistopheles is generally understood as an incarnation of Satan (with the moniker “Little Sunshine” being a reference to such a being).  And more specifically based on...

Hunter's Moon

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“Hunter’s Moon” by Ghost

The song “Hunter’s Moon” is derived from the soundtrack of a slasher film and was seemingly composed with such in mind from the onset. Therefore, the lyrics require a bit of imaginative interpretation. And within that...