Mourning the loss of a promise I love the changing leaves But hate when they lie brown on the ground A memorial to the changing trees [verse] If there ever was truth To the hope that I had I am now without doubt That the world has gone mad Used to dream of smiles life of peace just for once A payoff for the abuse I was born to up front There isn’t the time To salvage things I once loved This house is burning hot Crumbling down from above [pre-chorus] And if you’d known me then You’d have said it’s okay I look back at me now And wish that I’d made a change [chorus] There’s a ghost in this house Of the dreams that have been And There’s a scar on my heart Bleeding nothing but red Cuz if you’d asked me back then Just what I wanted to be I’d never take all of this But now I’d take anything But this I’d take anything but this [instrumental] [verse] Don’t try to console me It never makes me feel good Cuz I just feel like a burden The way I knew that I would It’s such a tragic convention To wear my heart on my sleeve When everyone wants to stab it Carving out their own piece I guess I never did grow up I think I only got older I never felt like I’m enough To keep the dirt off my shoulders [pre-chorus] And if you’d known me then You’d have said it’s okay I look back at me now And wish that I’d made a change [chorus] There’s a ghost in this house Of the dreams that have been And There’s a scar on my heart Bleeding nothing but red Cuz if you’d asked me back then Just what I wanted to be I’d never take all of this But now I’d take anything But this I’d take anything but this [instrumental] [instrumental] [climax] [bridge] There a little boy inside I’ve always wanted to show Now he’s locked behind the windows Looking into my soul [chorus] There’s a ghost in this house Of the dreams that have been And There’s a scar on my heart Bleeding nothing but red Cuz if you’d asked me back then Just what I wanted to be I’d never take all of this But now I’d take anything But this I’d take anything but this [chorus] There’s a ghost in this house Of the dreams that have been And There’s a scar on my heart Bleeding nothing but red Cuz if you’d asked me back then Just what I wanted to be I’d never take all of this But now I’d take anything But this I’d take anything but this [outro] [instrumental] [end]
