Cover art for Phantomrider by Tokio Hotel

Phantomrider

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Oct. 2, 20091 viewer

Phantomrider Lyrics

Gas and blood
Is all I've got
In you I trust
The final exits
Passing by
The wheels run free
Under me

It's you I feel
A million sparks are falling down
I turn the wheel around

Kiss me goodbye
Into the light
Like a phantom rider
I'm dying tonight
So dark and cold
I drive alone
Like a phantom rider
Can't make it all on my own


Promises
I scratched so deep
In your empty seat
The sky is turning upside down
I turn the wheel around
Kiss me goodbye
Into the light
Like a phantom rider
I'm dying tonight
So dark and cold
I drive alone
Like a phantom rider
Can't make it all on my own


I don't know your name
But still believe
Now it's the time
For you and me
Time for you and me

Now I'm here
No more fears
Angel, don't you cry
I'll meet you on the other side


Goodbye
Into the light
Like a phantom rider
I'm dying tonight
So dark and cold
I drive alone
Like a phantom rider
Can't make it all on my own
Hey!
I'm here with you
I am here, here
Leave me alone
Phantom rider
Always die on their own

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Genius Annotation

To understand the meaning of “Phantom Rider”, we must look to the german version of this song, which is “Geisterfahrer”. This is not a word with an English equivalent, but it literally translates to “Ghost Driver” alone. “Geisterfahrer” refers to a person who is driving on the wrong side of the road . This is because a) that driver is somewhere he shouldn’t be (like the aimlessly wandering ghost), and b) someone driving on the wrong side.
Geisterfahrers are frequently seen on the autobahn, and are usually attempting to end their own lives.

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