Ghost That Lives

Title: Ghost That Lives in My Mind Verse 1 I sleep with the lights on, still see your shape In the corner grinning while my whole chest shakes Every wall in this room knows the things I denied Every crack in the mirror shows a version that died I got blood in my thoughts and a hole in my name Keep replaying the fire, keep reliving the blame I wear a calm face like a beautiful mask But underneath it all I’m collapsing so fast Pre-Chorus And the ceiling bends down like it wants me to break Every breath feels borrowed, every smile feels fake I keep digging for peace in a grave I designed But the dirt keeps whispering, “You’re mine, you’re mine” Chorus There’s a nightmare in my head, and it knows my name I say I’m doing fine, but I’m lying through the pain There’s a darkness in my chest, and it eats me alive I keep dancing with the ghost that lives inside my mind Verse 2 There’s a mouth in the silence, it says I’m no good Says I ruined every tender thing that ever could I got nails in my memories, thorns in my sleep And the secrets I buried never stay buried deep I hear your footsteps crawl through the back of my skull Like a hymn gone wrong, like a gun going dull I tried to outrun what was stitched in my skin But the monster I fight is the one from within Pre-Chorus Now the room starts to spin when I call out your name And the ache tastes sweet when it mixes with shame I keep reaching for light with my hands tied behind But the dark knows the map to the holes in my mind Chorus There’s a nightmare in my head, and it knows my name I say I’m doing fine, but I’m lying through the pain There’s a darkness in my chest, and it eats me alive I keep dancing with the ghost that lives inside my mind Bridge Peel me open, look inside Blackened veins and wasted light Hear me laughing while I drown Watch me beg without a sound I bite my tongue until it bleeds Feed the pain like it feeds me If I let go, if I confess Would I find peace or just more death? Breakdown I can feel it scratching Under every word I can hear it breathing When the house goes still I can feel it rising Like a flood behind my eyes I swear I’m still here But I’m buried alive Final Chorus There’s a nightmare in my head, and it knows my name I say I’m doing fine, but I’m lying through the pain There’s a darkness in my chest, and it eats me alive I keep dancing with the ghost that lives inside my mind Outro So if you see me smiling Know it’s just another lie I learned to wear my ruin well While something in me dies And when the morning finds me