before the lyrics get dissected of their meaning, the only thing uncanny here is ghost's ability to produce amazing songs

Hey, Ghost, I don't know if you're gonna see this, but I've recently started working on the MV for my first vocaloid song and you literally were THE person who got me into this and inspired me to want to make songs. Everything new from you is so good, and I really love your work! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

I never appreciated how good Kevins vocals are until this and Reckless Battery Burns

New Ghost song the day after my top surgery HELL yes. Perfect vibes for my recovery for some reason.

(4:02) Just noticed that "ON MY OWN" was placed above "THROUGH SOBS, 'I FEEL TOO WRONG'" & beneath "THE THINGS I SEE ARE A DREAD I MUST WITHSTAND" so when "THROUGH SOBS, 'I FEEL TOO WRONG'" disappears, the text reads "THE THINGS I SEE ARE A DREAD I MUST WITHSTAND ON MY OWN". Don't know whether that was intentional or not but it's the little details like this that really enhance the meaning of a song. (Especially because the text that I pointed out aligns with "THROUGH SOBS, 'I FEEL TOO WRONG' ON MY OWN" vocalized in the song.) Incredible work as always.

I don’t know if you will see this Ghost but I have schizophrenia and this song really conveys what I feel on a daily basis. I constantly go through fits and have to have people help me and I can’t believe how this song describes my issue so well. I know it’s probably not based around schizophrenia but it feels like it is and I really like that

this song reminds me of emotional neglect, i think someone else also said the same thing. wanting to express yourself as a kid and receive comfort, only to be denied of it. mom would instead come to you for comfort and embrace. she doesnt do the same for you... she ignored and invalidated you by telling you that HER problems are bigger than yours. youre forced to be the adult, forced to contain your emotions because no one cares, right? but when you grow up and find people who really care, you push them away. my feelings really dont matter, its alright! relatable.. updated theory after listening for the 728th time: "attuned inside with context applied" because of how you were treated as a child, you create a mindset where you believe that you need to feel a certain way at certain times. "should i then believe my dealings? spit it out, forget my feelings" you start to lose sight of which feelings are yours, and which feelings are ones people expect you to have. the dolls/mannequins in the mv also could represent how people are expecting you to behave. emotionless, only there for physical presence. bendable to their wills. i love breaking down ghost songs

Hey, GHOST, I'm using a translator and I don't know if I'll read this letter, but I'm a Korean who really likes your songs. I really like your song and I really want to tell you this. I feel really happy when I hear your unique character and unique song that I fell in love with from the first time. These days, my body and mind are not very good. I love your song so much and I want to learn English that I didn't care about thanks to you. My sick body is getting better. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful song and art. There are many more things I want to tell you, but it got too long, so I'll tell you later. Thank you so much for making a song that comforts me! I would appreciate it if you read this letter.

NEW GHOST SONG?? okay first, SLOW DOWN ITS BEEN 3 MONTHS SINCE RECKLESS BATTERY BURNS ONLY. THIS WAS MADE SO QUICK BUT SO GOOD second, THE ART HAS IMPROVED SO MUCH?? third, new fav song?

blue hair and prounce

I don't comment often, but I wanted to on this song because it's so impactful to me. I have C-PTSD, and this song resonates hard with me. Even just the title "Uncanny" and the cover image were enough to make me know what this song was going to be. The cover image is strikingly similar to something I had drawn myself years ago, when I was struggling and hadn't yet accepted or truly acknowledged my trauma. This song absolutely hits the nail on the head about how it feels to sift through your past and process things. Horribly unreal, uncanny, disconnected from yourself - fleeting feelings or sensations and no whole memories, no certainties. It's hard. Ghost, I hope ya'll are doing okay.

This has the feeling of dissecting and recalling your childhood trauma, dealing with flashbacks and being unable to tell “then” from “now.” Even if this wasn’t the intention, it’s helping me. Thank you!

THE SONG SOUNDS AWESOME! Obviously idk what this song is about, but I like to personally relate it to my aunt emotionally neglecting me. Especially with how somewhere in the start they’re asking someone to hold them even though they’re crying, but then near the end tell them not to. I would’ve wanted comfort as a kid no matter what I was upset about. But she kept making it seem like my emotions weren’t worth it so now I still struggle with feeling like a burden if I’m upset about something I don’t think is “worthy” of being upset about

Maybe I'm just projecting, so please forgive me if this comes off as overstepping, but to me this song comes off as realizing you're a system and dealing with the traumatic memories that come with healing and integration. Uncanny, like it's almost real but not quite. I dunno, again I'm probably projecting, but nonetheless this song made us feel less alone.

Maybe I'm just self-projecting, but is this song about flashbacks of CSA? the imagery of handprints, the implications of repeating memories, "a child hides away and cries", the shift between "hold my hand even if I cry" and "go away even if I cry", the general feeling of being less than human because of what happened. The lines "self-spinning lies, unconscious surmise. I shouldn't pry, a child hides away and cries" absolutely reminds me of not fully knowing what happened (especially in a DID context where you typically forget exact details of trauma) and having to hold back from prying into whats been tucked away for a reason. There's so SO many similarities between these lyrics and my own experience with sexual trauma, especially as a system. It would take hours if I listed every reason and dissected every line.

god i've been following your work since like 2015 and absolutely none of your songs fail to be bangers, nor do they fail to come at the exact time i need to hear them 🥺 but man, the lyrics in this one hit especially hard. as someone with c-ptsd and did who's been depressed over traumatic memories all day today, this truly resonates with me and helps me not feel alone. your art is amazing as usual and continues to inspire me. thank you for uploading 💚

LYRICS (i write these out because i can) attuned inside, alluded, denied i feel my breath pressed into contact undo the seal, the vague and unreal i shouldn't pry, a child sighs and hides away align my eyes, to focus, despise i notice hands around my center undo the seal, the vague and unreal i feel it pry, a child sighs and hides visions intangible though small, they echo through the night memories i've felt before again and again, ghosts blind my sight hold my hand even if i cry i need to feel like i'm human through you hold on tight till the tears run dry the things i see are a dread to undo don't go, i feel too wrong uncanny all along attuned inside with context applied i feel, this time, i shouldn't say it self-spinning lies, unconscious surmise i shouldn't pry, a child hides away and cries enabled thoughts, are they real or not? a story sold but never gone cold the cited truth, malleable youth although i know emotions tell it all visions intangible though small, they echo through the night memories i've felt before again and again, ghosts blind my sight should i then believe my dealings? (backed against a wall) spit it out, forget my feelings should i then believe my dealings? (backed against a wall) hear me out, they're only feelings should i then believe my dealings? (backed against a wall) attributes to my own doing should i then believe my dealings? (backed against a wall) scrape it out, stare at the ceiling go away even if i cry the burning shadows of human hands are far too much for a single life the things i see are a dread i must withstand through sobs, "i feel too wrong" on my own uncanny all along uncanny all along uncanny all along

ghost, you don't know me, but I've been following your art and music from the beginning and always felt an indescribable pull to it. I recently was diagnosed with did and am coming to understand my system (it's so disorienting and stressful!) and now I know why I always connected so deeply to your music. I could instantly tell what you were trying to convey through this song. thank you so much for sharing your perceptions so people like us can be possibly be heard and understood, it means so much to me. your music has also helped me realize I had other mental problems, so I can't thank you enough. forever a fan, wishing you well and hoping you're healing the best you can through your beautiful art, music, and other means 🖤 ~ from a fellow system

the artwork reminds me of those videos where someone takes a dremel or something to a jawbreaker or a chunk of dried paint or whatever

shaking and crying rn. thank you for the gender vocaloid producer ghost and pals

I do wanna share something, at 3:15 - 3:44, whenever you hear "BACK AGAINST A WALL." repeat over and over again, the visuals and sound of the sentence itself makes it sound extremely intrusive in a way? The more the phrase is seen the more it looks "dangerous". ex: using the color red and making it more loud and staticy. Maybe in this period of the song the protagonist is experiencing a flashback that's overall becoming more and more distressing for them overtime. I'm thinking that the repeated mentions of the wall could mean one (or most likely both tbh) of two things; 1) sitting by a wall in that position is a potential trigger for the person, maybe they went to go do that after the trauma happened? 2) they curled up next to the wall *during* the trauma and the thing that caused it (abuser, accident, ext) approached them again there and continued the horrors. My theory is also supported by the fact that the song overall gets faster and more frantic sounding the more times we hear "backed against a wall" The static/fuzz in the song (specifically this segment) also adds to it for me because it could also mean a few things 1) the static could mean a growing state of dissociation (for me and others whenever a flashback happens i normally get flung into a strong state of dissociation, same goes for stress aswell) 2) the static could also represent how far our main character is being pushed from reality and into the flashback. This also is more likely because of the lines "should i then believe my dealings" "hear me out they're only feelings". "scrape it out, stare at the ceiling" could also be them attempting to ground themselves back into reality. 3) the static might just also be used as ambience to make these moments seem more frantic/distressed/frantic, i feel this is most likely considering the rest of the visuals. yes i did just write a theory for 29 seconds in a song, sorry if i made any errors or anything im actually supposed to be working on a serious video project of mine, hehe

Ya know, the whole "The things I see are a dread I must withstand on my own" thing, in combination with whole questioning of your own emotions and invalidating them REALLY sounding relatable to a level I enjoy and that hurts me deeply

This song feels like what it's like to go through recovering blocked out memories from trauma and having to deal with your life and behavior be put into an entirely new context.

I feel like Ghost is going through a Renaissance period, the past few songs have been undeniably some of the best music I've ever heard with really nice twists compared to their usual works. Battery burns was so experimental and a project with friends, but it feels like that and the 2 instrumental songs from a whole ago really opened up something solid. I'm really excited to see what comes up next, especially with this newer experimental style. Also???? This was a speedrun???

Гоуст полюбили Кевина в последнее время

I takes 7 uncanny’s by Ghost featuring Kevin to get to my school while on the bus.

As a person with PTSD, this speaks too much. This is how I struggle everyday ;;

I absolutely love the use of the choir voices as part of the instrumentals, something I truly treasure 💖‼️✨💚‼️✨✨💖

_French Translation!_ *Traduction française !* _Attuned inside, alluded, denied,_ *Accord intérieur, référencé, démenti* _I feel my breath pressed into contact_ *Je sens mon souffle forcé à l’intimité* _Undo the seal, the vague and unreal,_ *Défaire le sceau, l’indistinct et l’irréel* _I shouldn’t pry, a child sighs and hides away_ *Je ne devrais pas m’en mêler, un enfant soupire et se cache* _Align my eyes, to focus, despise,_ *Redresser mes yeux, pour fixer mon regard, mépriser* _I notice hands around my center_ *Je constate des mains autour de mon centre* _Undo the seal, the vague and unreal,_ *Défaire le sceau, l’indistinct et l’irréel* _I feel it pry, a child sighs and hides_ *Je le sens s’immiscer, un enfant soupire et se cache* _Visions intangible_ *Visions intangibles* _Though small, they echo through the night_ *Même petites, elles résonne dans la nuit* _Memories I felt before_ *Souvenirs que j’ai jadis ressenti* _Again and again, ghosts blind my sights_ *Encore et encore, des fantômes obscurcissent ma vue* _Hold my hand even if I cry_ *Prends ma main même si je pleure* _I need to feel like I’m human through you_ *J’ai besoin de me sentir humain à travers toi* _Hold on tight till the tears run dry_ *Tiens la fort, jusqu’à ce que les larmes se tarissent* _The things I see are a dread to undo_ *Les choses que je vois sont une crainte à défaire* _Don’t go, I feel too wrong_ *Ne t’en vas pas, je me sens faux* _Uncanny all along_ *Troublant depuis toujours* _Attuned inside, with context applied_ *Accord intérieur, contexte appliqué* _I feel, this time, I shouldn’t say it_ *Je crois que cette fois, je ne devrais pas le dire* _Self-spinning lies, unconscious surmise_ *Des mensonges qui se filent d’eux-mêmes, conjecture inconsciente* _I shouldn’t pry, a child hides away and cries_ *Je ne devrais pas m’en mêler, un enfant se cache et pleure* _Enabled thoughts, are they real or not?_ *Pensées permises, sont-elles réelles ou non?* _A story sold, but never gone cold_ *Une histoire vendue, mais jamais sans audience* _The cited truth, malleable youth_ *La vérité citée, jeunesse malléable* _Although I know emotions tell it all_ *Bien que les émotions (me) trahissent* _Visions intangible_ *Visions intangibles* _Though small, they echo through the night_ *Même petites, elles résonne dans la nuit* _Memories I felt before_ *Souvenirs que j’ai jadis ressenti* _Again and again, ghosts blind my sights_ *Encore et encore, des fantômes obscurcissent ma vue* _Should I then believe my dealings? (BACKED AGAINST A WALL)_ *Dois-je donc croire mes échanges? (LE DOS AU MUR)* _Spit it out, forget my feelings?_ *Tout déballer, oublier mes sentiments?* _Should I then believe my dealings? (BACKED AGAINST A WALL)_ *Dois-je donc croire mes échanges? (LE DOS AU MUR)* _Hear me out they’re only feelings_ *Après tout, ce ne sont que des sentiments* _Should I then believe my dealings? (BACKED AGAINST A WALL)_ *Dois-je donc croire mes échanges? (LE DOS AU MUR)* _Attributes to my own doing_ *Attributs de mes actes* _Should I then believe my dealings? (BACKED AGAINST A WALL)_ *Dois-je donc croire mes échanges? (LE DOS AU MUR)* _Scrape it out, stare at the ceiling_ *Tout raturer, regarder le plafond* _Hold my hand even if I cry_ *Prends ma main même si pleure* _The burning shadows of human hands are_ *Les ombres brûlantes de mains humaines sont* _Far too much for a single life_ *Insupportables pour une seule vie* _The things I see are a dread I must withstand_ *Les choses que je vois sont un effroi que je dois supporter* _-Through sobs, “I feel too wrong”-_ *-Entre deux sanglots, « je me sens trop faux »-* _on my own_ *seul* _Uncanny all along_ *Troublant depuis toujours* _(Uncanny all along)_ *(Troublant depuis toujours)* _(Uncanny all along)_ *(Troublant depuis toujours)* sooo for this one i was forced to take some liberties, else i was backed into some syntactic issues. for example, some verbs could either be translated as imperatives or infinitives, and choosing the imperative felt too much like picking a side, see what i mean? lyrics translation is hard, man. also, “uncanny” doesn’t really have an accurate translation in french. “troublant” is the closest i could find. which sucks, since _it’s the name of the fucken song_ also also, “attuned inside”? *_????_* there are literally so many possible translations for that one, i just went on vibes lmao anywhomst, enjoy - *edit: formatting. again.

Its uncanny that you managed to make this in 2 and 1/2 days ino.

this is an interesting change for ghost in my opinion. they used to have stationary characters, changing expression and sometimes poses once in a while, with an explosive and very active background. yet, in ghosts more recent works, theyve used more separate drawings of the characters in completely different and just as dynamic poses as before, with somewhat simplistic backgrounds. its like theyre shifting their focus from the backgrounds, to the foregrounds. which in my opinion both are amazing!! this is a great work, sped run or not :) keep it up ghost ily!

as someone with PTSD this song really means a lot to me; and the fact it was made in a DAY!? your work is outstanding to me. I would share my interpretation but im not too good at wording things :,( aneeeways thankies ghostie wosty

Honestly, I adore this. The emotions- an the way the voice gently trails down on things, such as "Though sobs, I feel too wrong, On my own" and "Uncanny all along"

GHOSTさんって陽気な曲から怖い曲まで幅広く曲を作れる上に、全部の曲のクオリティが高いの凄い…（語彙力なし）

Kevin has a really good voice bank AND FINALLY A MALE VOICE PPL ARENT TRYING TO MAKE SUPER HIGH PITCHED

being apart of a did system, this song kinda puts into perspective how lonely it is to be in one, how empty it is and how it tears at you. and how the childhood trauma really reflects you ability to love and live. well done!:D

As a schizophrenic person who is afraid to tell people about my delusions/psychosis cause I’m worried they’re gonna send me to a psych ward (I’ve heard terrible things about those places) I relate way too much to this song (or maybe I’m just projecting idk)

This song is striking, especially so understanding its story - the shot at 3:06 is gripping in a way that nothing else I've seen quite does. The sudden break into sharp shading and colours, the angle that doesn't feel like it's ABOUT the figure, moreso they just happen to be in it - the way the shadows from the window lean down.... it's HAUNTING. The image gives the idea that the figure is an afterthought, a fly caught in a storm. It's gripping and it caught me so off guard the first time I saw it. This is an amazing song, and its visual story is equally compelling.

I love how only scrolling a little bit and so many people relate to this song for different reasons. It's amazing the diversity of something that can be conveyed and interpreted through a single song.

Who on God's green earth allowed you to be this good at making music???? I am addicted to your songs

This song has helped me cope through so much shit thank you for making a relatable song (this is coming from a system)

Time for lyrics. *inhales* - LYRICS - Attuned inside, alluded, denied I feel my breath pressed into contact Undo the seal, the vague and unreal I shouldn't cry, a child sighs and hides away Align my eyes, to focus, despise I notice hands around my center Undo the seal, the vague and unreal I feel it pry, a child sighs and hides Visions intangible Though small, they echo through the night Memories I've felt before Again and again, ghosts blind my sight HOLD MY HAND EVEN IF I CRY I NEED TO FEEL LIKE I'M HUMAN THROUGH YOU HOLD ON TIGHT TILL THE TEARS RUN DRY THE THINGS I SEE ARE A DREAD TO UNDO DON'T GO, I FEEL TOO WRONG... UNCANNY ALL ALONG Attuned inside, with context applied I feel this time, I shouldn't say it Self-spinning lies, unconscious surmise I shouldn't cry, a child hides away and cries Enable thoughts, are they real or not? A story told but never gone cold The cited truth, malleable youth Although I know emotions tell it all Visions intangible Though small, they echo through the night Memories I've felt before Again and again, ghosts blind my sight Should I then believe my dealings? (BACKED AGAINST A WALL) Spit it out, forget my feelings Should I then believe my dealings? (BACKED AGAINST A WALL) Hear me out, they're only feelings Should I then believe my dealings? (BACKED AGAINST A WALL) Attributes to my own doing Should I then believe my dealings? (BACKED AGAINST A WALL) Scrape it out, stare at the cieling GO AWAY EVEN IF I CRY THE BURNING SHADOWS OF HUMAN HANDS ARE FAR TOO MUCH FOR A SINGLE LIFE THE THINGS I SEE ARE A DREAD I MUST WITHSTAND THROUGH SOBS, "I FEEL TOO WRONG" ON MY OWN UNCANNY ALL ALONG (Uncanny all along...) (Uncanny all along...)

(TW) I'm not sure if anybody else noticed this, but this song kind of sounds like someone's experience with csa. "A child sighs and hides, malleable youth" along with the fact that the character does not wear anything, the handprints, not wanting to be touched, and lastly, the fact that the spiral spots seem to be where things would most... happen. Someone tell me if I'm wrong with this...

hi hello i know this song's meaning relates to having dissociative identity disorder, but the part at 3:27 hit hard for me. especially when the lyrics said "Spit it out, forget my feelings / Hear me out, they're only feelings." i grew up in a pretty religious household. when i first tried coming out i was told no. no because i am god's child and no because i wouldn't harm my loved ones like that. i never understood that because they're only feelings. i just thought a girl was pretty. my mother kept reminding me that god loves me. over and over. if god loved me for who i was, why the hell couldn't he suck it up that i wanted to kiss avril lavigne when i was a kid? why couldn't he accept i just wanted to hold a girl the way my uncle holds my aunt? the thoughts changed to "why can't he" to "why can't you" over time. my mom accepts me sort of now, but still doesn't believe me. i am not gay because i liked dolls when i was younger. i did not fit the stereotype that all sapphics or lesbians fit into the tomboyish category, therefore i am not gay. i am not gay because i wanted to join my towns cheerleading team when i was in middle school, that's what straight girls do. i am not gay because when i saw a lesbian-coded character kiss a girl in a marvel movie i didn't scream and jump up and down with joy in the theater, or cringe at their forwardness. i just smiled. "all people smile at couples," i told her. she replied with, "isn't your kind supposed to be fighting for this sort of stuff? i thought you'd react better." i still do not understand my mother's disapproval towards the thought of me holding another girls hand. they're only feelings.

Every time a Ghost song comes out I hear it and realize "this will be my hyperfocus till 4 am" and there's nothing I can do to stop it.

It took me forever to realize this was the same dude from reckless battery burns…. Anyway I love the new song ghost!!

Anyone else hear "be somebody else, be somebody" in the angel-choir-sounding voices?

1:19 GHOST YOU'RE BLINDING HIM

Your songs never fail to amaze me!! I’m not sure if this is what the song is about, but the vibe I got from it was a god who wanted to live among humans, but couldn’t quite get anything right, just slightly off, ‘Uncanny’, and by the end the humans have rejected him and/or discussed him, and if so you captured it all PERFECTLY! the classic choir usually heard is holy places, with the electronic, almost unsettling beat, and the lyrics are genius! I personally love the contrast of ‘Hold my hand, even if I cry’ to ‘Go away, even if I cry’, Like, Just whoa. As someone who has been struggling with what I believe at times, this struck a chord I needed, I guess. It expresses the feeling I have. And the fact this took you TWO DAYS AND A HALFFFFFF you are INSANELY talented!! The music is beautiful, the art is stunning, and it makes me feel better after listening to it. Thank you so much, GHOST, for everything. Your songs have helped me through so much crap. I hope that whatever hardships you go through are over quickly, and I know you can get through them! Sorry for the long comment, have a birb! :D 🕊

YOOO OKAY BUT LIKE- THE FACT THAT THIS WAS SPEEDRAN- this was absolutely amazing??!? So good?!?!?!? I really like how you got to create such cool lyrics, music and art in less than three-four days!!!1!1!1! Really impressive and inspiring, I can’t wait to add it to my Spotify playlists:0!!!

this song sounds so nostalgic to me... I can't say why, maybe it's because of these choirs? they're beatiful and give heavenly-angelic vibes in a creepy way. I think GHOST used a lot of familiar samples in instrumental because it sounds just like old great GHOST songs

I don't have DID or anything like that, but I do struggle with dissociation caused by certain traumas in my life. I have no amnesia, but certain triggers can cause me to basically shut down. For awhile, I had been having nightmares about certain things happening to me that turned out to have happened before I could even remember them, and them being intertwined with a more recent trauma, and it felt like I was having someone else's memories.

I tried several times to type up my thoughts on this song, but I haven't been able to phrase it in a way that I'm satisfied with so I'm just gonna give you my stream of consciousness. The song begins with the narrator sitting with their body spread out. Normally in art this would suggest confidence and domination, but their expression betrays how uncomfortable they feel. This is further contrasted by how the characters on their left and right look straight ahead with neutral expressions indicating how normal and not-out of place they feel. This causes the main character to seem more vulnerable than the others even though they all are nude, and nakedness is often used in art to convey vulnerability. Another thing that causes this character to seem more vulnerable is the patterns on their body. The repeating layers gives the illusion of depth, as if there are chunks of their body missing. Furthermore these patterns are everywhere and constantly changing. No matter which angle the character is viewed from or how they move their limbs the patterns are always visible and unobscured. This is contrasted by how the doll-like characters are able to protect the most sensitive parts of their bodies by positioning their hands and arms across their torsos, something that humans instinctually do when they feel threatened. Though unlike the main character, they don't always feel a need to protect what's sensitive as seen in the beginning when they stand with their arms at their sides. The rest of what I'm about to type is pure and utter stream of consciousness. The golden circle around their head like a halo, the dolls turning blue and red on the edges while red represents violation/blood and blue represents both the endlessness of the sky and the opposite of yellow, which is holy. The red hand prints appearing at the same time that the patterns start to cover the character's mouth. The character seeming to disappear intot he background at times. The ending being black and white like the patterns with hints of red and blue like the dolls. It's all really good.

Oh GHOST your music saved my life and I'm so grateful that it keeps doing exactly the same now. Thank you for your songs, your music, your time, your beautiful being and existence. I love you so much.

I really love that ghosts songs are becoming more heaven like if that makes sense?? The background choir noises I think that's what it called also adds to it!!

I come back to this song so often because it speaks to me in a way i can't entirely explain. ive struggled (and am still struggling) with losing over half of the memories ive ever had, and this song brings that concept to life in a way i have never seen before. I remember listening to this on the bus this past school year and feeling oddly comforted that other people, especially other artists, understand what this feels like. the lyrics are are so heavy and well written, they just hit the nail on the head exactly. i just love this song man, thanks for exploring something that gets overlooked so often. thinking about putting together a dance cover maybe, its just so good

AUGH every song you you release is an INSTANT banger i cannot wait to listen to this on endless repeat for about 5 days before finally adding this song to my ghost playlist (of which i will be listening to for the next few months)

This song, to me, seems like it's about severe ptsd from child abuse. The "uncanny" spots (as I call them) on kevin's body signify where he was hit. He talks about "the burning shadows of human hands" and how they are "far too much for a single life". He is overwhelmed by it. These memories that feel very real he can't escape. He also talks quite a bit about stuff like "a child sighs and hides". This may be memories of what he did when he was young.

for me i think the song expresses a person sufferring through PTSD and supressed memories. they believe their mind is a "dread to undo". when they remember more, they see visions of being back against a wall, and hands around their center, symbolizing SA and a feeling of no escape at the time the memory took place.

Not to comment on the video almost a whole year after it released but I just wanted to say I keep coming back to this song over and over again due to how much it means to me--I've been struggling w/ a lot of paranoia and disconnection from my identity/reality and it gives words to my feelings in a way that's really cathartic; thank you so much for this GHOST!! And it's a fucking banger as well HAHA, I still love how surreal and almost impressionist-esque the art is--I always enjoy seeing the different styles/genres of art you make! It's wicked cool to see your style change and evolve with every song :^)

ААААА КАК ЖЕ ЭТО ПРЕКРАСНО МЕНЯ ТРЯСЁТ

I love seeing your art style evolve with time. There’s something positively unnerving yet intriguing about the visuals in this song! Amazing!

and for a serious comment, as someone who also has dissociative identity disorder and has been unpacking very traumatic memories for the past several years that have been blocked off by amnesia barriers, this song hit home pretty hard one of your best works imo, keep up the good work 👍

As someone who deals with OOSD and struggles to feel like a “correct” human sometimes, I honestly have never connected to a song this hard. Feeling confused and unsure by my own feelings and the reactions different parts of me can produce, and having extremely cloudy memories from my childhood. Honestly the instrumental kind of feels a bit disconnected and disjointed sometimes, which is exactly how I feel when things trigger my other aspects (which can be anything, doesn’t have to be bad things). I start to feel unreal and question who I really am and what my past was really like, and I wish I could remember. The act of remembering and having altering temperaments and senses of self gets me all confused and frustrated because I don’t understand or control every part of me. It’s the kind of stuff I never talk about outside of therapy because I just don’t want to have to deal with letting others know that I’m not always the same me, I can be very inconsistent sometimes. Only times I’ve really explained it is when I like switched modes midway in a serious conversation and felt the need to explain things, but that was only with close friends. It’s very cool to find art relating to that part of me! You are such a neat artist, you’re songs just hit different sometimes👌💖

holy crap this song is amazing. how the heck is ghost so good at making songs that are so relatable but also chaotic???? i feel like the meanings of this songs lyrics are hidden under like 6 layers of weirdcore ukraine flags and i am aboslolutely here for it omg

Гоуст, спасибо вам за ваше творчество! В тяжёлые моменты жизни ваши песни спасали меня и поднимали настроение :) В частности этот трек заставляет меня биться в конвульсиях от потрясающих вайбов :D

I’m not gonna get too personal in a youtube comment, but this song hits home really hard for me. Especially the lines “The things I see are a dread I must withstand”, “The burning shadows of human hands are far too much for a single life”, and “Should I then believe my dealings? (Hear me out, they’re only feelings)”

I'm so used on listening to the mashup with deathbody that the original version of both these songs sound like they're missing something now That's cool

Is it alright to use this song for an animatic? I'll make sure to give you credit in the description, as well as the animatic itself! That way no one can miss it! Cheers! Kishisune! :D

Interestingly enough if you listen to this at 0.75x it still sounds quite lovely. Impressive musical talent Ghost. 👏🏻

Kevin: Again, and again, ghosts blind my sight. GHOST painting on the wrong layer again:

small theory about this song; TW: CSA/SA - i know it’s confirmed this song is about DID, but are the hands on the body reference to something else? “the burning shadows of human hands are far too much for a single life” I feel like this could be heavily implying or referencing s*xual abuse as a child, the one of the most common cause for DID to and other dissociative identity disorders to develop. also, red hand prints on the body are often used to represent s*xual abuse in artwork or political movements + most of the handprints are on the lower part of the body near the “private areas” just my opinion on what i think this song is about i dunno

This song cheered me up after my dad had just sent me a transphobic article right before.

It genuinely can't just be me who realized while listening to this that Ghost has come so so far from their first songs.. And whenever I used to think that Ghost wouldn't get any better at music making, they never fail to amaze me, and undoubtedly, everyone over here. Thank you Ghost for this lovely music

I hope you all understand that while I was watching this premiere, I was writing up a Warrior Cats oc. I have renamed them to Uncannypaw, and they will become the bestest and strongest warrior ever.

who up dissociating they identity👍

Kevin- ghosts blind my sight. Me- Geez ghost. Get outta my boy's face. Give him some rest

hmmm i dont comment on videos too often and i doubt youll ever see this but your recent tweets have made me revisit this song... the brief period where your art had this vibe was honestly your peak LOL not like im ragging on any of the others though pathy facade is still so good... i feel like the community as a whole gets wrapped up in the UwU Cursed! vibe and its such a shame this song especially got the short end of it. like my other comment, thank you, not only for making your content accessible, but also just... making content. thank you for being an artist. you have inspired so many people

Ghost back again with another banger that will echo in the empty skulls of ours for months til the next song comes out. This song will now be the song that reminds me that I am still unable to choose my favorite ghost song. XD

Как же красиво! Ещё и под настроение музыка хорошо попала

ur so cool

the one who said "this temporarily calmed the mosquitoes in my throat and stomach" is someone i relate to in a slightly more literal sense, because my anxiety over my therapist finally agreeing to assess me for DID is making me feel like there are mosquitoes in my throat and stomach, and this song does in fact calm them EDIT i forgot to update after 5 months ago but i got the diagnosis and my anxiety over ppl fakeclaiming me is completely gone :D

I love music that makes me go "Damn, what the fuck genre even is this?"

the fact that the characters portrayed in the video appear to be mannequins or mannequin-like makes me think of dissociating in response to trauma. feeling like youre not really a person, like you are disconnected from your body and emotions, like you are hollow and and devoid of life, just like a doll or a mannequin

MY THEORY!! TW!! SA A person (perhaps a teenager?) still somewhat young, got SA’d as a child, but it happened frequently causing them to believe the only way they were alive and valid was through things they’d rather not do. They feel as if they can’t escape what happened to them, but also as if their feelings aren’t valid because people keep denying it. Lyrics that support this theory/more theories “Undo the seal, the vague and unreal” could be relating to how they had their childhood taken away from them, but it doesn’t feel real because they were so young / their brain blocked out the trauma “I notice hands around my center” Self explanatory?? “I feel my breath pressed into contact” Perhaps being crushed/squeezed/grabbed? “A child sighs and hides” Maybe it’s the person hiding how they feel because nobody believes them. This is especially common with male SA victims. 1:09-1:22 Perhaps the victim being haunted by their past but having thoughts about it even though they feel they shouldn’t. Another response to SA trauma is hypersxuality (I think, I’m no expert) “Hold my hand even if I cry, I need to feel like I’m human through you” This might be showing how the victim feels their body is their only purpose and again, how they feel alive. They want physical contact, good or bad “I feel, this time, I shouldn’t say it” They want to reach out for help again, but the feel it won’t matter. “Spit it out, forget my feelings” They want to give up because nobody believes them? “Backed against a wall” Could be a direct thought back to their trauma, or the feeling of being stuck. “The burning shadows of human hands are far too much for a single life” The (mental and or physical) scars it left on them, and how overwhelming it is And overall, most of these lyrics point to SA (at least in my opinion) Also, if you look at the placement of the hands near the end, that makes me think it too.

I was re-watching this for the infinite time and this part 3:43 came perfectly as the time strikes 12:00AM

GHOST, I don't know if you'll see this, but I wanna thank you. Your songs were pretty much the reason I started singing 3 years ago (I used to sing Appetite of a People Pleaser CONSTANTLY to practice high-notes, now and then I still sing your songs like Reckless Battery Burns and Colorbars n' whatnot) I now can make covers comfortably, feeling my voice is good enough and I find fun in singing - I even post a few of 'em. Thank you for bringing out something that I truly enjoy. Can't wait to cover this awesome song sometime! Been listening to your stuff since 2019, love it all. Hope you're doing well!

thank you for making this song, the meaning of it helps me realize im not alone in my experiences with repressed trauma memories

Only two days and a half on this masterpiece????? Damn.

1:40 So this part made me ascend, but like, now I’m in space. Someone send help ._.

Hey uh why does this feel like a child amnesiac slowly remembering as an adult whatever horrible situations their brain shut out to protect itself- EDIT: *_either way this is a BANGER-_*

this song was the catalyst for me and coming to terms with what had happened to me in my childhood, and i cannot thank you enough for it ghost. thank you for your music throughout the years and i hope that you and everyone else reading this comment can heal and recover.

I feel like this is somewhat connected towards chevolek, or are in the same universe , since there are alot of similarities between this and chevolek. For one, they both seem to have geometrical or pattern like markings on their faces (and they're both mannequins too I'm assuming), the backgrounds seem to tie into that aswell though they are alot more geometric and bright. Some lines stick out to me aswell, the constant lyric "I need to feel like a human through you" (or something like that) reminds me of the line in chevolek, "I want to be treated human". Maybe mannequins in this world want to be human but can't? I don't know, I'm just kind of noting things. incase it's important. One thing for sure though is that this song is heavily hinting towards child abuse/neglect. The human hands probably means that he wants to be touched in a affectionate matter because he may had lacked that in his childhood.

The color palette on this works SO WELL.

я плачу. спасибо, гоуст. это то, что мне было нужно. это попало в моё настроение.

It’s so stimmy 💖💕💕 The verses are my favorite bits, the melody is *so* good, as is the instrumental omg. The lyrics and theme are really cool as always too!! Also I can’t believe thus art was done so quickly omfg… Overall just a 10/10, unsurprisingly 👌👌

i relate to this song too much "dont go, i feel too wrong" - brings back unhappy memories.

ghost’s art style just keeps getting better and better-

3:18 me imagining an amv in my brain to this song

Shoutout to the piece at 0:50 that looks like a painting id see in a modern art museum and take like 30 photos of