9. Ghost- Kid Cudi

This song exemplifies Holden's feelings throughout the book.

Yeah, whoa whoa
Yeah, whoa whoa
Haha
Yeah
My name is Scott Mescudi
Mmmmmmmmmmmm
Yeah

Gotta get it through my thick head
I was so close to bein' dead, yeah
Life, live it, nobody sell tips
Man, I'm just walkin' without bein' led
See the world is so crazy and filled with such risk
I just know I gotta dodge them
The beginnings are followed by an end
In the in-between time I'm not runnin' or hidin' in
See, things
Do
Come
Around
And make sense eventually
Things
Do
Come
Around
But some things trouble me

The people I met and the places I've been
All will make me the man I so proudly am
But I wanna know one thing
When did I become a ghost?
I'm mostly confused about the world I live in
They think that I'm lonely, well I probably am
One thing that still gets me
When did I become a ghost? Yeah

Na-na-na na-na-na-na whoa whoa whoa haha yeah
Yeah yeah whoa-whoa Yo

Tried to fight it
And soon I gave in
Down a road with no lights on
Can't describe it, and you don't move like them

You've become their worst nightmare
You remember the things that your parents have said
You'd rather find out the hard way
You should tell a friend to tell a friend to tell a friend
I keep with my stroll, I'm not runnin' or hidin' in
See things
Do
Come
Around
And make sense eventually
Things
Do
Come
Around
And some things still trouble me

The people I met and the places I've been
All will make me the man I so proudly am
But I wanna know one thing
When did I become a ghost?
I'm mostly confused about the world I live in
They think that I'm lonely, well I probably am
One thing that still gets me
When did I become a ghost? Yeah


Na-na-na na-na-na-na whoa whoa whoa haha yeah
Yeah yeah whoa-whoa Yo

Mmm-oohh
I hope they understand that I really understand that they don't understand
I hope they understand that I really understand that they don't understand
I really understand that they
I really think I um... 
I hope they understand that I really understand that they don't understand... woah
Listen to me
Whoa-oa-oa
Listen to me
Whoa-oa-oa

In the second stanza he says, "Life, live it, nobody sell tips, Man, I'm just walkin' without bein' led." This is exactly what Holden felt; he was living life by himself, under complete alienation. He was looking for help, advice, or just somebody to connect with, but he just found that it was too difficult. Then when it says, "I just know I gotta dodge them" it can be tied to how Holden thinks that he just has to keep away from the adult world and that everything will just be alright, which he soon finds out to be wrong. Then the song says, "See, things Do Come Around And make sense eventually, Things Do Come Around, But some things trouble me." This represents what Holden feels towards the end of the book; he finally understands that he cannot stop children from maturing, and although he may understand this, it still troubles him to know this. Later when it says, "I'm mostly confused about the world I live in, They think that I'm lonely, well I probably am," it describes what Holden experiences throughout most of the novel. He is lonely and confused on the bridge between the children world and adult world, and is just trying to make sense of things. Then a few lines later it says, "Tried to fight it And soon I gave in, Down a road with no lights on." The first part illustrates how Holden really wanted to be the catcher in the rye and he wanted to fight mother nature and prevent all the children from falling off the cliff into adulthood, but the second line shows that there was no hope for his dream of being the catcher in the rye.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baeaH9eE5XM