Phantom Ache

[Verse 1] My jaw is locked again In a room with soft walls A shadow slides the floor And my pulse starts to crawl I know I'm alone here Still my shoulders brace up high I flinch at empty air Like a hit is coming by [Pre-Chorus] I look at my hands White-knuckled, shaking I look at the floor Nothing there is breaking Breathe in, breathe out Say it till it lands This is not that place I'm safe in my hands [Chorus] I was carrying the ghost I was carrying the ghost But the weight is mine to throw I was wearing all that fear I was wearing all that fear Now I let it hit the ground [Verse 2] The old room still lives in me In the knot behind my teeth Muscle memory of the bruise Keeps the body on its feet But I see the truth now In the stillness of this light No one waits outside the door No one here is set to strike [Pre-Chorus] I look at my hands Open, shaking I look at the floor Nothing there is waking Breathe in, breathe out Let the heat unwind This is not that war Leave it all behind [Chorus] I was carrying the ghost I was carrying the ghost But the weight is mine to throw I was wearing all that fear I was wearing all that fear Now I let it hit the ground [Bridge] Tear it off Tear it off my skin Break the chain That kept me braced within I was built for blows Now I choose release I call my body back I call it peace [Final Chorus] I was carrying the ghost I was carrying the ghost Now I drop it to the floor I was wearing all that fear I was wearing all that fear Now I open up the door I was carrying the ghost I was carrying the ghost But the weight is mine to throw I was wearing all that fear I was wearing all that fear Now I let it hit the ground