I've been down in the fires of hell
And came back with a story to tell
Talk of fire and division, war and indecision
Rotting inside this shell
Flash back to a time of greed
Habits you need to feed
When your climbing the ladder
Nothing else matters
If your finished or incomplete
But I've seen harder times
And simple minds
When I needed you the most
Give up the ghost
Give up the ghost
All those wicked lies by design
From the pillar, to the post
Give up the ghost of me
And move along
Just let it die
Jump up, jump back and get down
The circus is back in town
Fake it till you make it
I hate to brake it to you the suns gone down
But you can't run from the devil
Cause everybody loves a clown
All your shinny things and golden rings
Will hold you till you drown
But I've seen harder times
And simple minds
When I needed you the most
Give up the ghost
Give up the ghost
All those wicked lies by design
From the pillar, to the post
Give up the ghost of me
And move along
Just let it die
You wear that smile
Like a crown of thorns
And all the bitterness
Won't keep you safe from the storm
I've seen harder times and simple minds
When I needed you the most
Give up the ghost
Give up the ghost
All those wicked lies by design
From the pillar to the post
Give up the ghost of me and move along
And keep on running
Give up the ghost
Give up the ghost
Give up the ghost of me and move along
And keep on running
All those wicked lies by design
From the pillar to the post
Give up give up give up give up give up the ghost
Give up the ghost of me and move along and move along
