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What does "haunt through" mean? Hi! I hear it in this part of a song: "You're the ghost haunting through her heart" I know what "haunt" means as an action done by a ghost; A ghost can haunt a person, for instance. But what does "haunt through" mean? I think the lyrics simply say that her heart is haunted by a ghost. If so, can we not say "You're the ghost haunting her heart" instead? Then it's the role of "through" that I don't understand.

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Yes, you are mostly correct. A ghost in this instance is more an old memory or person - e.g. an ex boyfriend as heart is used to indicate a romantic / emotionally matter. You could rephrase it as: 'She's still upset over the thought of you'. Remember that most lyrics in songs are very vague and quite often so abstract that they have no real meaning. They are also frequently grammatically incorrect as it is more important that they sound good!

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