[Intro]
(Female sassy growl ad-lib) This ghost life... taste the pain, bitch.
(Lone distorted acoustic guitar riff, slow heavy, 80 BPM — no other vocals)
[Verse 1 - Slow heavy acoustic into building distorted guitars and cavernous toms]
(Male cracked twang talking-sing into hyper-layered emotional scream — the man’s own memory/flashback voice)
"This house used to echo with laughter, now it just echoes back at me.
That coffee mug she painted, 'World's Best Dad,' sits clean in the cupboard, a goddamn museum piece.
The silence is so loud it rings in my ears, louder than my little girl's screams used to be...
When she'd run to the door yellin' 'Daddy's home!'... now that memory just cuts like a knife.
And that spot on the rug where our old dog Duke would lay his head...
It's not even a stain anymore, it's just... flat. Like he erased himself when he died."
"And they say time heals all, but time's a thief that's stolen all I had!
Took my wife, my child, my dog, left me with this shell of a man!
This identity's a stranger, wearin' my face, tremblin' in my own hands!
And the weight of this ghost life is more than any one man can stand!"
[Buildup - (male rough-edged)]
"The grief changed my chemistry, man. I'm not who I was.
I snap at coworkers, I cancel on my friends, I can't even fake a smile.
They look at me with pity, then with frustration, like 'Dude, just get over it.'
But how do you get over a whole universe collapsing?
My self-worth is tied to bein' a provider, a protector... but what's left to protect?
Empty rooms and a full ashtray. I'm a landmark for my own failure.
So I act different, I am different, and the world treats me like a problem.
A problem they'd rather not solve. A ghost they wish would just... move on."
[Pre-Chorus - Foreboding piano arpeggios over down tuned guitars]
(Male desperate straining rap)
"And they say time heals all, but time's a lie I can't understand!
Took my purpose, my pride, my peace, left me with this empty plan!
This identity's a prison, and I'm bangin' on the bars with my own hands!
Yeah, the weight of this ghost life is more than any one man can stand!"
[Instrumental Solo - Heavy down tuned distorted guitar solo with foreboding piano and building double-kick toms(dark crushing tension)]
(female echo adlib: Dark Melodic Siren Voice)
"I see you in the shadow of the man you used to be.
We don't see your pain, they just see the mess you've become.
You're a burden in their eyes, a constant, heavy reminder.
That happiness is fragile, and it can be undone.
You're right... you have changed. And this new you? It's a storm cloud over everyone.
Don't you think it's cruel to make them watch you drown?
There's a kindness in silence... a final, peaceful sound."
[Verse 2 - Downturned bass drums, snarling bass guitars]
(Male whisper defeated rap, exhausted, strained croon)
"She's right. I'm a walking wound, infectin' everything I touch.
My love couldn't save them, and my presence now just hurts too much.
The world doesn't need another broken man, just takin' up space and air.
Every sunrise is just a countdown to another day of despair.
I've priced the rope, I've studied the beam in the garage... it'll hold.
It's not even about the pain anymore, it's about the quiet.
It's about finally givin' them all the gift of my absence.
Removing the problem. A final act of... love. Or whatever's left of it."
[Refrain - Dark Gothic Symphonic Metal]
(Male crying): "And they say time heals all, but I'm out of time, and I'm out of plans!"
(Female Sassy): "...let it go... just let it go..."
(Male Lost): "Took my future, my past, my soul, I'm just followin' your commands!"
(Female Sassy): "...it's the only way... the only peace..."
(Male Haunt): "This identity's a coffin, and I'm nailin' down the lid with my own hands!"
(Male sad): "Yeah, the weight of this ghost life... is more than any one man can stand..."
[Verse 3 - Demonic Gothic Symponic Country]
(Male): "And they say time heals all, but I'm out of time, and I'm out of plans!
(Female): ...let it go... just let it go...
(Male): Took my future, my past, my soul, I'm just followin' your commands!
(Female): ...it's the only way... the only peace...
[Instrumental Break - Acoustic guitar + slow heavy drums, cavernous toms, eerie organ drone, rain]
[PreOutro - (male only vocals sad) slowing bpm]
(Male sad whispered):
"This identity's a coffin, and I'm nailin' down the lid with my own hands!
Yeah, the weight of this ghost life... is more than any one man can stand...
And they say time heals all, but I'm out of time, and I'm out of plans!
Took my future, my past, my soul, I'm just followin' your commands!
This identity's a coffin, and I'm nailin' down the lid with my own hands!
Yeah, the weight of this ghost life... is more than any one man can stand..."
[Outro - Single out-of-tune piano note + rain, 30 sec fade]
(Male spoken whisper): "So I'll do the world a favor... and take this ghost off its hands."
[Fading Instrumental (eerie, dreadful) 15s]
PrinceShawn
