Misguided Ghosts by Paramore

The Lyrics

{Verse 1}
I am going away for a while
But I'll be back, don't try and follow me
'Cause I'll return as soon as possible
See I'm trying to find my place
But it might not be here where I feel safe
We all learn to make mistakes

{Chorus}
And run
From them, from them
With no direction
We'll run from them, from them
With no conviction

'Cause I'm just one of those ghosts
Traveling endlessly
Don't need no roads
In fact they follow me

And we just go in circles

{Verse 2}
Well Now I'm told that this is life
And pain is just a simple compromise
So we can get what we want out of it
Would someone care to classify,
Of broken hearts and twisted minds
So I can find someone to rely on

{Chorus}
And run
To them, to them
Full speed ahead
Oh you are not useless
We are just

Misguided ghosts
Traveling endlessly
The ones we trusted the most
Pushed us far away
And there's no one road
We should not be the same
But I'm just a ghost
And still they echo me

They echo me in circles

The Meaning
I have always loved this song since the first moment I heard it, and have known the words ever since. To me, it reminds us all that we all make mistakes and a lot of the time we run from those mistakes, but that's only human. We're all trying to find our place in this world and most of the time it seems like we never will until that moment of nirvana when we realize who we are. We all choose our own path, but on our way there, we need people we can turn to when times get tough and we can't keep running anymore because life is hard and we need a solid person through it, someone who may or may not be able to help us all the time. Life is a thing that is full of everything, pain, love, and sometimes compomises, but we have to learn to make the best out of all of it. We shouldn't all be the same and we should learn to live on our own, even if we need a little help along the way, that to me is the meaning of this song.