Metal & the Ghost

[Intro] [Verse 1] He used to write the names in cursive on a page Believed a promise didn't have an expiration date He thought a heart was something that you gave away for good He loved the way they taught him in the stories, how he should But he wouldn't last a night inside the digital terrain Where we trade a piece of heaven for a temporary phase Swiping left on souls, trying to find a spark to borrow He’d break beneath the weight of being ghosted by tomorrow. [Chorus] The kid was soft, he believed in something real He couldn't handle how we casualized the feel But I am made of metal now, I’m hardened into stone Navigating rooms where everybody sleeps alone This version of the story is the only one that wins I had to kill the hopeless romantic just to let the survivor in Yeah, I had to lose the saint to let the survivor in. [Verse 2] Modern love is tactical, it’s checklists and it’s screens It’s reading deep intentions into temporary scenes We keep one foot out the door so we can never get left Protecting the investment that we carry in our chest That boy would drown inside the silence of a read-receipt He’d think the coldness was a promise he forgot to keep It’s a tragedy, I know, to trade the wonder for the shield To look at someone beautiful and wonder what they yield. [Chorus] The kid was soft, he believed in something real He couldn't handle how we casualized the feel But I am made of metal now, I’m hardened into stone Navigating rooms where everybody sleeps alone This version of the story is the only one that wins I had to kill the hopeless romantic just to let the survivor in. [Bridge] I don’t want to be this guarded I don’t want to be the wall But I’m the only one standing When the text turns cold I miss the vulnerability... I miss the reckless grace... Of loving somebody Without a backup plan in place. [Guitar Solo] [Outro] Just a ghost in the armor. Looking for a real touch. In a world that doesn't care enough. Yeah.