Childhood Ghost in My Passenger Seat

[Verse 1]
Pulled up to the diner at 9
You walked out
Same crooked smile
Sun-faded band tee
Chipped black paint
You laughed
"You still drive this wreck?"
[Verse 2]
We talked in overlapping lines
Old dares
Red dirt
Busted knees
You traced that scar on my right hand
Said
"I gave you that. Remember me?"
[Chorus]
You’re my childhood ghost in my passenger seat
Turned to flesh and bone
Kicking up heat
Every old inside joke tastes like gasoline
I was gone for years
Now you’re burning through me
Childhood ghost in my passenger seat
[Verse 3]
Late-night run past the edge of town
Empty swings
The rusted fence
You stole my hoodie
Arms pulled tight
Said
"Don’t you dare disappear again"
[Pre-Chorus]
Your eyes caught mine
Held too long
Something new under all the wrong
All our summers in a single breath
I felt the ground split in my chest
[Chorus]
You’re my childhood ghost in my passenger seat
Turned to flesh and bone
Kicking up heat
Every old inside joke tastes like gasoline
I was gone for years
Now you’re burning through me
Childhood ghost in my passenger seat
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
We used to swear we’d never change
Scraped knees
Plastic crowns in the rain
Now your lipstick’s on my water glass
And I’m afraid to make this moment pass
[growl backing]
If I say I want you
Do I kill the past?
If I stay silent
Does this chance crash?
[guitar solo]
[Chorus]

metal, Hybrid progressive metal meets dark alternative R&B. Down-tuned polymeter guitars lock with a stuttering kick and sub bass; verses ride a spacious, moody pocket with close-mic’d male vocals and hazy synth pads. Choruses explode into wide, distorted stacks, double-kicked drums, and shout-along gang harmonies. Bridge flips to half-time, reverb-drenched guitar swells, then a final crushing chorus with octave vocals and a dissonant, ringing outro chord., alternative r&b, progressive metal, electric