“If you have ghosts then you have everything If you have ghosts then you have everything You can say anything you want And you can do anything you want If you have ghosts then you have everything Wine never does that Wine never does that If you call it, surprised where it is The moon to the left of me Is a part of my thoughts Is a part of me Is me Wine never does that In the night I am real In the night I am real The moon to the left of me Is a part of my thoughts Is a part of me Is me Forever is the wind Is a part of my thoughts Is a part of me Is me In the night I am real I don't want my fangs too long I don't want my fangs too long The moon to the left of me Is a part of my thoughts Is a part of me Is me Forever is the wind Is a part of my thoughts Is a part of me Is me I don't want my fangs too long If you have ghosts then you have everything If you have ghosts then you have everything If you have ghosts then you have everything If you have ghosts then you have everything” - Roky Erickson, If You Have Ghosts (Lyrics) R.I.P. Your music will live on within this plain of existence as your soul travels onward to the unknown.
@@TECfan1 Ive got some ptsd, the ghosts are obviously the horrible stuff youve encountered. 'You have everything' i guess you can put it as you have something that'll top most every story you hear, or you have seen everything that will break you and theyre your ghosts youre trying to escape. But you cant, and sometimes your 'fangs get too long' and you lash out and be violent to replace those ghosts, but you cant. They still haunt you when you dont expect it. And then you have more ghosts. And a broken hand.
"If you have ghosts, you have everything" - With all the pains of being ill, there's something strangely liberating about it sometimes. You have a unique perspective on the world and noone can take that away from you.
@@Oblio1942i've always thought it was about grief and losing our loved ones, and realizing that death is inevitable and nothing to be afraid of (i don't want my fangs too long) and that the love of our lost loved ones (our ghosts) is everything.
Thats tragic.... becaust ghost is a shit band with nearly zero talent. Listen to chelsea wolffes version of this same song. Thats talent. Thats vision. Thats art. Thats soul pumping stuff that grabs you by the neck and whispers in your ear "feel this.... deeply." Rokys probably got something else id like. But this is barely palatable and ghost honestly somehow made the song worse.
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“If you have ghosts then you have everything
If you have ghosts then you have everything
You can say anything you want
And you can do anything you want
If you have ghosts then you have everything
Wine never does that
Wine never does that
If you call it, surprised where it is
The moon to the left of me
Is a part of my thoughts
Is a part of me
Is me
Wine never does that
In the night I am real
In the night I am real
The moon to the left of me
Is a part of my thoughts
Is a part of me
Is me
Forever is the wind
Is a part of my thoughts
Is a part of me
Is me
In the night I am real
I don't want my fangs too long
I don't want my fangs too long
The moon to the left of me
Is a part of my thoughts
Is a part of me
Is me
Forever is the wind
Is a part of my thoughts
Is a part of me
Is me
I don't want my fangs too long
If you have ghosts then you have everything
If you have ghosts then you have everything
If you have ghosts then you have everything
If you have ghosts then you have everything” - Roky Erickson, If You Have Ghosts (Lyrics) R.I.P. Your music will live on within this plain of existence as your soul travels onward to the unknown.
I Think Roky Was Actually Singing “One” Never Does That , Not “Wine” Never Does That .
I have the ghosts as well Brother ✊🏼✌🏻🕶️. Fly Roky Fly 🕶️
PTSD and Bipolar here. This is such a powerful song about mental illness. What a legend.
What would you say your interpretation of it is? I have trouble understanding it all in terms of meanings.
@@TECfan1 Ive got some ptsd, the ghosts are obviously the horrible stuff youve encountered. 'You have everything' i guess you can put it as you have something that'll top most every story you hear, or you have seen everything that will break you and theyre your ghosts youre trying to escape. But you cant, and sometimes your 'fangs get too long' and you lash out and be violent to replace those ghosts, but you cant. They still haunt you when you dont expect it. And then you have more ghosts. And a broken hand.
"If you have ghosts, you have everything" - With all the pains of being ill, there's something strangely liberating about it sometimes. You have a unique perspective on the world and noone can take that away from you.
@@Oblio1942i've always thought it was about grief and losing our loved ones, and realizing that death is inevitable and nothing to be afraid of (i don't want my fangs too long) and that the love of our lost loved ones (our ghosts) is everything.
PTSD and bipolar, spirit seer, here. I get it. It is powerful. You're right, he's a legend.
Powerful Erickson. Rest well evil prince.
If you have toast...you have bread and things.
I sing this everytime 🤣
RIP Roky
yeah
Awwww hell yeh 💓
Roky rules!
HORROR ROK
🤘🤘🤘🤘
Ghost was here for him
Im here because of ghost
Better than not being here at all! 😎
Thats tragic.... becaust ghost is a shit band with nearly zero talent.
Listen to chelsea wolffes version of this same song. Thats talent. Thats vision. Thats art. Thats soul pumping stuff that grabs you by the neck and whispers in your ear "feel this.... deeply."
Rokys probably got something else id like. But this is barely palatable and ghost honestly somehow made the song worse.
@@BushmasterRaZwow aren’t you just sunshines and rainbows
@@BushmasterRaZ awh, aren't you just a little ray of sunshine? 🥰
same, I think they did it better
Thoughtbid likebtheboriginal since chelsea wolfes rendition was so..... perfectly beautiful and haunting.
But... not my cup o tea.