Sylvian told Mojo that this song is the only piece that Japan produced that still resonates with him as it's the most autobiographical piece. Nice song and yet the lyrics are still haunting. "Ghosts" is a song by English band Japan. General CommentDon´t forget all the other fantastic songs and lyrics by JAPAN.Ghosts, The Other Side Of Life, Swing and Taking Islands In Africa. Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. A certain testament that this is a quality song, no matter what genre it's performed. The ghosts of my life Blow wilder than before Just when I thought I could not be stopped When my chance came to be king The ghosts of my life Blew wilder than the wind Well, I'm feeling nervous, now I find myself alone The simple life's no longer there Once I was so sure, now the doubt inside my mind Comes and goes but leads nowhere By disbanding the group it enabled me to move in any direction I wanted without compromise." Non-lyrical content copyright 1999-2020 SongMeanings, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. The ghosts of my life Blow wilder than before Just when I thought I could not be stopped When my chance came to be king The ghosts of my life Blew wilder than the wind Well, I'm feeling nervous, now I find myself alone The simple life's no longer there Once I was so sure, now the doubt inside my mind Comes and goes but leads nowhere When the room is quiet The daylight almost gone It seems there's something I should know Well I ought to leave but the rain it never stops And I've no particular place to go Just when I think I'm winning When I've broken every door The ghosts of my life blow wilder than before Just when I thought I could not be stopped When my chance came to be king The ghosts of my life blew wilder than the wind Well I'm … Although it was their biggest hit, this was not enough to stop the band splitting eight months later. Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. It reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in April. When the room is quiet The daylight almost gone It seems there's something I should know Well I ought to leave But the rain it never stops And I've no particular place to go Just when I think I'm winning When I've broken every door The ghosts of my life grow wilder than before Just when I thought I could not be stopped When the chance came to be king The ghosts of my life grow wilder than the wind Well I'm … It was released in edited form in March 1982 as the third single from their 1981 album Tin Drum.. Ghosts Lyrics: When the room is quiet / The daylight almost gone / It seems there's something I should know / Well, I ought to leave / But the rain it never stops / And I've no particular place It’s super easy, we promise! Ghosts sort of pre-empts all that. I love this song and cannot believe that during a work-out today I heard it as a techno/rave version sung by a young lady. By the way, David Sylvian was in my country accused for copying Bryan Ferry (okay their voices sounds a bit similar)but their styles a totally different. Unforgetable songs thanks to the genius of Japan. Don’t have an account?