[Intro: church organ alone, then a slow 6/8 roll on the drums] [Verse 1: smoky powerful female voice, low] Thirteen candles on the coffee table, salt around the rug Your gray hoodie in the middle, 'cause they say to use a thing you loved I turned the phone face down for once, I turned the lights down low It's Halloween, the veil is thin, and I just have to know [Verse 2: voice rising, tremolo guitar shivering] Six weeks back, you went quiet in the middle of a text Three little dots came and went, and I been haunted ever since My girls all say you're breathing, you just moved a few towns west But a ghost is a ghost, so tonight I'll treat you like the rest [Chorus: full voice, organ and strings swell] Knock once if you're out there Knock twice if you're with her Make the candle lean if you ever cared at all I been talking to a ghost since the night you went silent And you're colder than the draft coming down the hall [Verse 3: sly, the drums heavier] I asked the board about the new girl, and it slid right off the table I asked if you were happy, and the candle hissed and spat I asked it why you vanished, and it spelled out, "He's not able" Even the dead make excuses for you, now imagine that [Chorus] Knock once if you're out there Knock twice if you're with her Make the candle lean if you ever cared at all I been talking to a ghost since the night you went silent And you're colder than the draft coming down the hall [Bridge: organ alone under her voice, then the full band rolls back in] Then it hit me in the smoke, cross-legged on the floor You ain't haunting this apartment, I been holding open the door Every candle that I light for you's a night I don't get back So I blow out all thirteen at once, and the whole room goes black [Organ solo: eight bars in 6/8, dark and rolling] [Final Chorus: biggest voice, strings and organ full] Don't knock once, don't knock twice Don't you rattle at my door You were a ghost, now you're dead to me And I don't hold seances anymore Rest in peace, baby, I'm finally getting some [Outro: organ and one guitar tremolo fading] Rest in peace I'm finally getting some [End]
