[Intro] Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nah It's a ghost [Verse 1] I died with two children and a woman that I loved, Could've crossed that final doorway, but I couldn't give them up. So I stayed beside the house, watching shadows through the blinds, Watched my little girl grow taller, watched my son become a man. I watched my wife cry nightly, calling out my name, She'd sit beside my photograph and whisper through the pain. I wanted to embrace her, tell her everything was fine, But ghosts don't get to hold the people they leave behind. Years passed like seconds, then my children left the home, Started families of their own, but I'd still follow where they'd go. Every birthday, every Christmas, every moment they achieved, I was standing in the corner, smiling where they couldn't see. Then she stopped wearing black, and I understood the sign, She met another man who could give her what I couldn't in life. I hated him for touching her, then hated myself more, 'Cause she deserved somebody living when I walked through that door. [Hook] Tears of a ghost… Why do ghosts cry? Tears of a ghost Refused to let go Just to be by her side Tears of a ghost... [Verse 2] I stayed through every funeral, every birthday, every year, But something changed inside me when the memories disappeared. At first I moved the curtains, just to let them know I cared, Then I started moving objects when nobody was aware. A photograph would fall whenever someone spoke his name, The lights would flicker whenever they forgot mine again. I wasn't trying to scare them, I was begging to be seen, But every desperate act made something darker grow in me. I watched my children grow old, then watched their children too, But every generation felt like they were stealing them from me. I started hating every person who could touch what once was mine, Every husband, every lover, every friend who crossed the line. I whispered through their dreams, but they woke up screaming, I moved the things they cherished, turned their comfort into grieving. The house became my kingdom, every room became a cage, And every soul that entered felt the fury of my rage. I didn't mean to hurt them, but the dead don't feel the same, Grief became obsession, obsession turned to hate. I told myself I loved them while I poisoned every room, Until the family started calling that old house— “The place where bad things move.” [Hook] Tears of a ghost… Why do ghosts cry? Tears of a ghost Refused to let go Just to be by her side Tears of a ghost… [Verse 3] My wife was long gone, my children followed too, But I kept watching over people who had never even knew. I became a shadow in the corners, a whisper in the hall, A hand that slammed the doors, a voice behind the walls. They brought their children to the house, and I recognized the eyes, My blood still living through them, generations passing by. I tried to touch their shoulders, but my hands went through their skin, And something deep inside me whispered— “Don't let anybody in.” That's when I realized the ghost I feared was me, Not some demon from the darkness, not some ancient entity. I had stayed so long that love had rotted into possession, And every time they tried to leave, I answered with aggression. I wasn't their guardian anymore. I was their prison. Their nightmares had my face. Their fear carried my name. And somewhere underneath the hatred, The man I used to be was still screaming: “Let them go.” But the ghost couldn't listen. Because after all those years… He had forgotten how. [Bridge] Tears of a ghost...
