/521/#2*in my head (phantom love) (Cover)

(Dream pop / ethereal electronic ballad) [Intro – ambient whispers + slow beat fade-in] (soft breath) Phantom lover … in my head … in my head … [Verse 1] Late night, the city’s breathing slow, Neon lights paint shadows I used to know. Haunted by faces that fade at the door, Phantom lovers — can’t want them no more. I try to forget, but they pull me inside, Ghosts of a feeling I can’t let die. [Chorus] I’ve been dancing with phantoms, living in my head, They’re the only comfort in this empty bed. In the silence I hear what the past once said — Phantom lover … won’t you rest instead? [Verse 2] Daylight’s a liar, it hides the proof, But in the dark I’m still searching for you. You come to me in flickers of light, Then vanish at dawn, like you never were mine. [Bridge – spoken or echoed vocals] Maybe I’m mad, maybe I’m cursed, Living in memories, making it worse. The real world feels hollow, cold as glass, I fade where the phantoms pass. [Chorus 2 – lift with added harmony] I’ve been dancing with phantoms, living in my head, They’re the only comfort in this empty bed. Whisper to silence, I call — you don’t come, Phantom lover … I’m still undone. [Outro – slow dissolve, reverb-soaked vocal layers] Keep the phantoms close, let them play their part, In the lonely theater, the depths of my heart. Maybe illusion — maybe it’s art, Phantom lover … tearing me apart. (echo) In my head … in my head … in my head …