Demons In My Mind

[Verse 1]
Coffee gone cold
Ashtray half full
Sun’s coming up
I feel shame, not full
Your side of the bed
Still holds your shape
I’m wide awake
Running from yesterday
[Chorus]
I got demons in my mind, they don’t fight fair
They wear your face, they say you’re still there
Every little memory cuts like cheap wine
Burns going down, but I drink every line
I keep saying I’m fine
But I’m dancing with demons in my mind
[Verse 2]
Friends say “let go”
Like it’s that simple
They don’t see nights
When my hands still tremble
Your sweater’s still hung
On the same wrong door
I keep it there
Like you might walk through once more
[Chorus]
I got demons in my mind, they don’t fight fair
They wear your face, they say you’re still there
Every little memory cuts like cheap wine
Burns going down, but I drink every line
I keep saying I’m fine
But I’m dancing with demons in my mind
[Bridge]
Maybe one day
I’ll box ’em up tight
Your letters, your pictures
Your ghost in my life
But I twist that cap
Let the bottle unwind
‘Cause it quiets the screaming inside
[Chorus]
I got demons in my mind, they don’t fight fair
They wear your face, they say you’re still there
Every little memory cuts like cheap wine
Burns going down, but I drink every line
I keep saying I’m fine
But I’m dancing with demons in my mind
Yeah I’m dancing
With demons in my mind

country, Moody, modern country ballad with male vocals; fingerpicked acoustic and soft pedal steel in the verses, kick and warm bass entering on the chorus. Chorus soars with stacked harmonies and a lift in tempo, snare and toms pushing the emotion. Subtle organ pad under the bridge, final chorus big and roomy, then end on a lone acoustic and voice., soaring, sad