[Intro] [slow clawhammer banjo alone, low and hollow, heartbeat kick] [Verse 1] [close-mic, weary, raspy] I saw the worry in your words Like ghost floating where no one seen You read my song saw my cold breath knew I was already headed to my death [Pre-Chorus] [cello enters, soft] But every sad note that I play Is one less tear I cry today [Chorus] [fuller, organ drone swells] Don't go ghost on me I'm trying not to be I put the hurt inside the song So I can float on Don't go ghost on me Just bleed like the music needs I'm trying not to be see through So don't you be a ghost like me [Verse 2] [sparse, banjo and breath] I've buried more than I can name I've learned to dance inside the rain The quiet house, the empty chair I sing them so I'm not still there [Pre-Chorus] [cello rising] And every minor chord I find Is one less weight upon my mind [Chorus] [fuller, stacked harmonies] Don't go ghost on me I'm trying not to be I put the hurt inside the song So I can float on Don't go ghost on me Just let the music bleed I'm trying not to be So don't you be a ghost like me [Bridge] [whispered, almost spoken] You were there when no ghost was You stayed when no ghostt does So smile for me, my friend I'm still floating in the end [Instrumental Break] [organ swell, cello and banjo together, builds to wall of sound] [Silence] [hard stop] [Final Chorus] [layered male lead, harmonies soaring, warmth breaking through] Don't go ghost on me I'm finally learning free I put the hurt inside the song And I'm still floating strong Don't go ghost on me The sadness sets me free I'm trying not to be So don't you be a ghost like me [Outro] [banjo alone, slowing, a cappella last line] Don't you be a ghost like me [heartbeat continues] [End]
