(Verse 1)I lock the door and check the glass againCounting every shadow in the hallYour favorite record spins inside my headBut it doesn't sound the same here at allI still have the jacket that you left behindSometimes I swear I hear you on the stairsIt leaves a sudden shiver in my mindA quiet panic catching me unaware(Pre-Chorus)They tell me I should let it go and breatheBut they don't know the things I had to leave(Chorus)'Cause the ghost of your temper is loud in the darkEvery slam of a door leaves a burning markI built up a fortress to keep out the painPraying the silence will bury the strainI’m learning to walk with the weight of the key'Cause the hardest part now is outrunning the pleaOf who you might be(Verse 2)I see a sudden movement in the streetAnd my chest starts to tighten and foldI try to make my heavy heart retreatFrom stories that were better left untoldI learned how to whisper, I learned how to hideTo keep all the pieces of me in the clearI swallowed the ocean of tears that I criedSo nobody notices I live in this fear(Pre-Chorus)They tell me time will wash it all awayBut the shadow is longer at the end of the day(Chorus)'Cause the ghost of your temper is loud in the darkEvery slam of a door leaves a burning markI built up a fortress to keep out the painPraying the silence will bury the strainI’m learning to walk with the weight of the key'Cause the hardest part now is outrunning the pleaOf who you might be(Bridge)Sometimes love leaves a lesson that cuts to the boneAnd the safest place left is to just be aloneI put out the fire you started in meSo you couldn't burn down what you couldn't seeI survived all the storms that you brought to my doorAnd I won't let you hurt me, I won't anymore(Chorus)'Cause the ghost of your temper is loud in the darkEvery slam of a door leaves a burning markI built up a fortress to keep out the painPraying the silence will bury the strainI’m learning to walk with the weight of the key'Cause the hardest part now is outrunning the pleaOf who you might be(Outro)Of who you might beI lock the doorAnd finally, I breatheI finally breathe
