[Verse 1] To my mother, to my father I’m the ghost inside your hallway I’ve been crying through the floorboards Have you noticed how I’m shaking? If I’m fading in your rearview Would you hear me if I’m breaking? [Chorus] I’m still stuck inside this tired mind Tracing every word you left behind All this quiet never pulls us through It just drags me further out from you And the distance builds so goddamn fast Yeah, the distance builds so goddamn fast [Verse 2] It’s the quiet that betrays me I reach out, but no one’s answering I’ve been begging for an anchor You keep preaching, never listening I’m not asking for a prison Just a chance to make my own decisions [Chorus] I’m still stuck inside this tired mind Tracing every word you left behind All this quiet never pulls us through It just drags me further out from you And the distance builds so goddamn fast Yeah, the distance builds so goddamn fast [Verse 3] Every insult, every curse word Branded in me like you meant it You keep saying I’m a burden Then you wonder why I’m empty If I’m broken, you were chiseling So if you care, then do something I’m not fine, I’m not your lesson I was starving for affection While you clawed for any mention Any borrowed validation Now I’m bleeding out the cost Of all the love you never gave [Final Chorus] I’m still stuck inside this tired mind Haunted by the things you left behind This cold silence never turns us new It just carves a deeper hole in you And the distance builds so goddamn fast Yeah, the distance builds so goddamn fast I’m still calling from this porch tonight If you hear me, it’s your last chance ’Cause this distance builds so goddamn fast And I’m slipping from your hands so fast
