[Male 1 – Verse 1] I’ve been living with the silence Where your shadow used to breathe Every corner of this room Still holds the shape of what we couldn’t be [Male 2] I tried to bury all the memories But they clawed their way back out Every heartbeat feels like warning Every whisper feels like doubt [Male 1 & Male 2 – Pre-Chorus] And I don’t know how to let go Of the weight you left inside But if I’m ever gonna heal I can’t keep running from the ghost that stayed behind [All – Chorus (soft first)] The ghost that stayed behind Still lingers in my mind In the quiet, in the dark Where the hurt won’t fall apart But I’m learning how to rise Even haunted, even blind I’m still fighting through the night With the ghost that stayed behind [Female – Verse 2] I see the way you carry sorrow Like it’s stitched into your skin But even broken hearts remember How to let the light back in [Male 1 & Female – Pre-Chorus] And the silence starts to tremble When you finally let it break If there’s a chance to breathe again It’s one we have to take [All – Chorus (bigger, band enters)] The ghost that stayed behind Still lingers in my mind In the quiet, in the dark Where the hurt won’t fall apart But I’m learning how to rise Even haunted, even blind I’m still fighting through the night With the ghost that stayed behind [All – Bridge (haunting, echoing)] (soft) Every shadow, every memory Every tear you tried to hide (soaring) Becomes the proof you’re still surviving Even with the ghost that stayed behind [All – Final Chorus (full band, Evanescence energy)] The ghost that stayed behind No longer owns my mind I’m still standing, I’m still breathing Even when the past is screaming And I’m learning how to rise Even haunted, even blind I’m still fighting for my life With the ghost that stayed behind
