Meet Your Ghost

[Intro] There’s a knock in the silence, like a debt come due Bootsteps in the hallway, but I live here alone [Verse 1] I was king of the table, loudest man in the room Built my throne outta fear, called it “tellin’ the truth” Every handshake a bargain, every smile a lie Thought I outran the dark, but it learned how to bide [Pre-Chorus] Now the air’s turnin’ colder, and the mirror won’t lie [Chorus] Tonight I meet my ghost, and he don’t bow down He’s got dirt on his boots from the long way ‘round Says, “You can shout at the sky, but you’re still just dust” Power don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got trust [Verse 2] He showed me the small things I never could see Tiny hands holdin’ worlds, quiet roots of a tree Said a virus don’t care ‘bout a crown or a name And the softest of voices outlasts any flame [Bridge] I saw tyrants in bunkers, kings in shallow graves All that noise and thunder couldn’t make ‘em stay Just a man and his breath, and the end comin’ close A borrowed kind of power… and a permanent ghost [Final Chorus] Tonight I meet my ghost, and he speaks my name Says the loud die alone, but the kind remain You can rule for a moment, or belong to the whole But you don’t take the crown… when you meet your ghost [Outro] Yeah, the quiet goes on… long after the boast