A song of lamentation?ĭespite the above, we refuse to interpret this track as a song of lamentation. And why? Because unlike Grizabella, the singer herself seems to be relishing her present life. She still appears to be living on the streets, and accordingly the lyrics read as if there is a prevalent sense of disorder in her life. But surviving in such a manner with likewise individuals has helped the singer to ‘tame’ her inner fear. And she has actually come to relish her “wild” and “free” lifestyle.īut that being said she still envies, if you will, Grizabella for ‘at least having beautiful ghosts’. Or the singer too wishes that her past, which was marked by hardship, had been more favorable. Taylor Swift) points out that she was “born into nothing”. And she tells Grizabella that “at least you have something to cling to”, as in the aforementioned wonderful memories. Or more to the point, Victoria’s past has been marked by hardship. In fact the overall implication is that she was cast onto the “London streets”, by herself and afraid, at a very young age. In “Memory”, Grizabella laments over her present condition as opposed to her illustrious past. And Victoria’s response via “Beautiful Ghosts” is a sentiment along the lines of feeling Grizabella should be thankful that she even has such a past to reminisce on. In other words, the “beautiful ghosts” are actually a metaphor for Grizabella’s wonderful past.