# YESTERDAY'S GHOST [Intro – Lonely haunting piano melody, soft vinyl crackle, distant electronic ambience, slowly building drums] [Verse 1 – VOICE A ONLY: Deep baritone male rapper, intimate rhythmic delivery, reflective and emotional, no singing] Two in the morning, staring at the wall Thinking about the days when I could've changed it all A photograph is fading in a dusty wooden frame And the person standing in it doesn't even look the same I remember every argument, every slammed door All the things I should've said but never found the words for I was young and I was angry, always had to prove That I was right about the things I never stood to lose [Pre-Chorus – VOICE B ENTERS: Higher raspy tenor, fragile melodic singing, slowly rising intensity] If I could reach across the years And take away the pain and tears Would I become somebody new? Or make the same mistakes with you? [Chorus – VOICE B ONLY: Explosive emotional rock vocals, huge soaring melody, heavy distorted guitars] YESTERDAY'S GHOST! STILL KNOWS THE WAY BACK HOME! I CAN BURY ALL THE MEMORIES BUT THEY WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE! I CAN'T CHANGE THE DAMAGE! OR THE WORDS I CHOSE! I'M STILL TRYING TO FIND MY WAY THROUGH YESTERDAY'S GHOST! [Instrumental – Melancholic piano riff, distorted guitar melody, emotional electronic textures] [Verse 2 – VOICE A ONLY: Faster rhythmic rap, more frustrated and emotional, precise articulation] I see the younger me reflected in the glass Making all the choices that would follow me for years Never thought that growing older meant collecting all the scars Or wishing I could send an apology back through the years Some people disappeared before I said goodbye Some bridges turned to ashes while I stood and watched them die I thought I had forever, thought there'd always be a chance Now I'm counting every moment that slipped right through my hands [Pre-Chorus – VOICE B ONLY: Emotional raspy singing, building to powerful sustained notes] If I could reach across the years And take away the pain and tears Would I become somebody new? Or make the same mistakes with you? [Chorus – VOICE B ONLY: Huge powerful melodic rock vocals, explosive emotional delivery] YESTERDAY'S GHOST! STILL KNOWS THE WAY BACK HOME! I CAN BURY ALL THE MEMORIES BUT THEY WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE! I CAN'T CHANGE THE DAMAGE! OR THE WORDS I CHOSE! I'M STILL TRYING TO FIND MY WAY THROUGH YESTERDAY'S GHOST! [Bridge – Everything drops to lonely piano and distant electronic heartbeat] [VOICE A – Low whispered rhythmic rap, regretful and intimate] If I could go back Would I know what to say? Would I hold on tighter? Would I walk away? Would I tell my father All the things I never said? Would I listen to the warnings That keep running through my head? [VOICE B – Soft emotional singing gradually turning into raw screaming] I CAN'T REWRITE THE STORY! I CAN'T UNDO THE PAIN! [VOICE B – Full desperate emotional scream] BUT I'D GIVE EVERYTHING TO LIVE ONE DAY AGAIN! [Breakdown – Crushing guitars, pounding drums, emotional guitar lead, electronic distortion] [Final Chorus – VOICE B ONLY: Massive emotional climax, soaring high-register vocals, layered harmonies, heavy guitars and piano] YESTERDAY'S GHOST! STILL KNOWS THE WAY BACK HOME! I CAN BURY ALL THE MEMORIES BUT THEY WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE! I CAN'T CHANGE THE DAMAGE! OR THE WORDS I CHOSE! BUT I'M LEARNING HOW TO LIVE WITH YESTERDAY'S GHOST! [Outro – Heavy guitars fade away, original piano melody returns] [VOICE B – Soft exhausted melodic singing] I can't change the past... But I can change tomorrow... [End – Single fading piano note]
