Ghost From The Past (song)
| Name | Ghost From The Past |
| Album/single | Shihad |
| Length | 2.58 (album version) |
| Alternative titles | |
| First live performance | |
| Recorded | June/July 1996 |
| Writer/composer | Shihad |
| Producer | GGGarth |
Additional Information
Song meaning as told by Jon: "Ghost From The Past is about an old school chum that I used to spend a lot of time with, who went off the rails mentally. We slowly grew apart as you do with friends in the past, then catching up with him later on and he was a totally different person, but not in a good way. This person is basically a schizophrenic, and it's quite a bummer seeing this person in so much pain and confusion, and not being able to say 'dude, remember how it was'. It probably asks more questions than answers". Rip It Up, Oct. 1996
Lyrics
Met up with the ghost from the past Who said... I can't slow down, my mind's moving too fast And I don't think that I like the things I'm thinking I said brother try to relax It takes time for these things to pass He said fine then he threw me out the door Should have stayed He was on the floor So much pain Could I have done more? Saw a ghost from the past just the other day His body still works but his soul flew away Or sits somewhere outside behind locked doors I said brother you should relax You were better in times that passed He just smiled as he looked right through me Ain't no way to get you back now Ain't no way to bring you back
Tabs
Guitar
standard shihad tuning strings are named as are in standard tuning intro(both guitars) ---------3-------------------------- ---------3-------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- -1-1p0----------------------------- -----------0--0-0-0---------------- 4 times then ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ----------------5--------------------- ---------5---------------------------- --7-7-7---6-6---0-0-0-0--------- finish with ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ----------------5--------------------- ---------5---------------------------- --7-7-7----6--------------------- chorus chords (both guitars) ----3----2-------------------------- ----3----3------------------------- ----0----0----------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ there aint no way... (phil) muck around with this b -------7b8r7---------- and jon plays this halfway thru (palm muted) a--14---------------------- e--12---------------------
