[Verse 1] Homeroom windows Still fogged from the rain You’re doodling hearts On the side of my name (Hana, hey) Over your shoulder Something’s dripping from the ceiling Teeth in the wallpaper But I keep my gaze on my worksheet Tiny circle of salt in my pocket Phone flashlight Charm on a locket If I flinch They’ll know I see So I laugh too loud “Yeah I’m fine Just sleepy” [Pre-Chorus] Don’t flinch Don’t blink Count to seven Then to three Breathe in Breathe ink Let the paper swallow me My throat wants to scream her name But my eyes stay blank and tame [Chorus] So I stare straight ahead Like the ghosts don’t exist Hold my breath when they’re breathing Right next to my lips If I scream in my skull They can’t hear it out here I pretend I’m not afraid Ghosts pretend I’m not here I pretend I’m not afraid Ghosts pretend I’m not here [Verse 2] Locker door slams But your hands never touched it You say “We’re cursed by exams” While something crawls from the bucket (ugh) Desk legs bending Under someone you can’t see Nails on the blackboard Spelling out my name behind me Bathroom stall Feet off the floor Mutter old prayers I don’t know anymore Red pen sigils on the back of my hand Tiny paper charms Tucked deep in my bag [Bridge] [whispered vocals] Don’t blink Don’t breathe Don’t break Count to seven Scratch the name off the page One for the kid in the locker Two for the thing in the drain Three for the girl on the ceiling Mouthing my name My name My name [Chorus] So I stare straight ahead Like the ghosts don’t exist Hold my breath when they’re breathing Right next to my lips If I scream in my skull They can’t hear it out here I pretend I’m not afraid Ghosts pretend I’m not here I pretend I’m not afraid Ghosts pretend I’m not here [Verse 3] Salt ring under my desk [low vocal register] Charm stitched into my sleeve Tiny prayer written on a band-aid Peeling at the edge where my hand still bleeds [Bridge] [low vocal register] One sits on the train Cheek pressed to my cheek One laughs in the glass Mouthing what I think One guards my doorframe Eyes soft Never blink “If you act like they’re nothing They can’t drink what you feel” [whispered vocals] [spoken Half-laughing] “Hana Walk home with me Okay? Stick close Don’t look that way” [crescendo] If I crack If I crack All the shadows look back So I joke Roll my eyes [Chorus] So I stare straight ahead Like the ghosts don’t exist Hold my breath when they’re breathing Right next to my lips If I scream in my skull They can’t hear it out here I pretend I’m not afraid Ghosts pretend I’m not here I pretend I’m not afraid Ghosts pretend I’m not here
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