'Ghosts' by Chris Cornell really is a great song

DOSW

Now, I'm by no means a Carry On fan at all, but I've got to give credit where credit is due. Like most people, I'm not very happy that Chris has gone "soft" (except for his live shows of course)... songs like Dandelion and Arms Around Your Love make me wish he was still writing songs like Slaves and Bulldozers and Ty Cobb.

But Ghosts kinda makes me get it. When I'm listening to it I can't help but feel happy for the guy, on a personal level, for moving away from his old state of mind. I'm glad that he's finally found happiness.

Musically, Carry On and some of the later Audioslave work is pretty weak. But the personal nature behind it gives it a lot more power, I think.

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I know what you're looking for
You've looked in these eyes before
And all you saw was blue green water
Searching for a mirror
That would show the world not who you are
But who you wanna be
And you thought you'd found that one in me
But it's been a long time since I heard that name

He doesn't live here anymore
Don't know where he's residing
you can wait here if you want
But I don't think he's coming back
He doesn't live here anymore

Sure you've found the right place
The same address you knew before
But that won't change what lies behind the door
And what lies underneath had to change from the inside out

He doesn't live here anymore
Don't know where he's residing
I think it's better if you go
Cause I don't want him coming back

Yes I know the name sounds a little bit familiar
Like a melody to a dream
Yes I know he wore the same face, the same clothes
But that was so long ago

I know who you want to find
Somewhere is the memory of somebody I left behind
Well lets take it all in stride
Yeah it's that time to say goodbye
He doesn't live here anymore

Rhinocerous Surprise

The note he holds towards the end, on that "anymore", is pretty much all the justification the song needs.:D

No_ones_rival

true, it is pretty much the highlight of Carry On, but I wish he woulda gone in more of a soulful direction throughout the record ala songs like Moonchild, When I'm Down and Wave Goodbye... Lets hope for a little more of that with the new album because I don't think we'll get the rockin CC we once knew.

PJamGrunge10

I like Dandelion... better than anything on his last solo record...

clarefromscotland

I love "Ghosts". I'd say that song, along with the beautiful "Disappearing Act" which seems to be all about time and ageing and change, and the incredibly dark "Killing Birds", are the very best songs on "Carry On". I think a lot of people were misled into thinking CC had gone soft by the less rock-y arrangements...the subject matter and the melodies were as weird and wonderful as ever.

facepollution

His voice is awesome on Ghosts, I love his use of falsetto, it all sound how effortless!

muppet

"Ghosts" by Chris Cornell is better than "Ghost" by Pearl Jam and the majority of the Nine Inch Nails album "Ghosts" (in which the tracks are all called "Ghosts") but it is not as good as "Born as Ghosts" by Rage Against The Machine.

I think it's an alright song though. That acoustic guitar at 1:19-1:24 sounds great.

harmless_little_f***

muppet wrote:

"Ghosts" by Chris Cornell is better than "Ghost" by Pearl Jam and the majority of the Nine Inch Nails album "Ghosts" (in which the tracks are all called "Ghosts") but it is not as good as "Born as Ghosts" by Rage Against The Machine.

And it's better than 'Weighty Ghost' by Wintersleep.