In lyrics of the song , Musgraves sings " '' slept in a room with the ghost of Gram Parsons . '' " Musgraves has elaborated on the meaning of this lyric , saying that she has stayed at " the infamous Joshua Tree Inn " Motel , in California " several times , including filming the video for Follow Your Arrow there . The motel is where 27-year-old singer-songwriter Parsons died of an overdose in 1973 . The motel is rumored to be haunted , and Musgraves has said that she felt she had paranormal experiences , such as objects moving/art taken down off the wall
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