According to SongFacts, the lyrics of “Ghost of Days Gone By” is about reminiscing on past memories and coming to terms with the fact that time will go on regardless of one’s choices.”
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Lyrics
The misery I know
Like a friend that won’t let go
Is creeping up on me now once againSo I sing this song tonight
To the ghost that will not die
And somehow it seems to haunt me till the endDo you feel the same
For what was remained
Yesterday is gone, we can’t go back again
Do you ever cry for the ghost of days gone byI remember summer days
We were young and unafraid
With innocence we’d glide beneath the starsIt seems so long ago
Beyond the life that I now know
Before the years would have their way and break my heart Do you feel the same
For what was remained
Yesterday is gone, we can’t go back again
Do you ever cry for the ghost of days gone byAnd I know it’s drawing closer
With each day I feel the end
I, don’t wanna die
Don’t wanna die, don’t wanna dieI don’t wanna dieDo you feel the same
For what was remained
Yesterday is gone, we can’t go back again
Do you ever cry for the days gone by
Do they haunt you like a ghost until the end
Haunt you till the end, until the end
Until the end, until the end————————————————————Songwriters: Mark Tremonti / Myles KennedyGhost of Days Gone By lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC