[Intro – clean guitar, arpeggio, sparse] G – B – C – Cm [Verse 1 – quiet, close-mic'd, fragile] G B You walked in and the whole room glowed, C Cm I stood beside the wall, a borrowed coat, G B Everyone knew the words to the night, C Cm I was humming out of tune, out of sight. [Verse 2] G B You looked right through me, kind and light, C Cm Like I was a draft in the candlelight, G B I rehearsed hello a hundred times, C Cm It dissolved before it reached the lines. [Pre-Chorus – tension rising] C Cm And I wish I were someone you'd see, C Cm (*CRUNCH*) Someone more than a ghost to be. [Chorus – full band, distorted, raw] G B I'm the static in the room, C Cm The wrong note in your tune, G B I don't belong here, I don't know why I came, C Cm I just wanted you to say my name. [Verse 3 – quiet again, bitter] G B You're the kind of light I can't hold near, C Cm I flinch at every word I hear, G B I built a wall out of "I'm fine," C Cm And left a door painted on the line. [Pre-Chorus] C Cm And I wish I were someone you'd see, C Cm (*CRUNCH*) Someone more than a ghost to be. [Chorus – louder, voice cracking into falsetto] G B I'm the static in the room, C Cm The wrong note in your tune, G B I don't belong here, I don't know why I came, C Cm I just wanted you to say my name. [Bridge – calm, then building] Em C Maybe I'm only afraid of the glow, G D Maybe the ghost is the part I show, Em C And if I stepped out from the wall, G D Would you notice me at all? [Final Chorus – maximum noise, then sudden drop] G B I'm the static in the room, C Cm The wrong note in your tune, G B I don't belong here, but I'm still standing here, C Cm (whispered) Say my name... say it clear. [Outro – single clean guitar, fades out] G – B – C – Cm
