[Verse 1]
Keys in the bowl by the open door
Talk to the walls just to hear a voice
Cold hand pressing through my shirt
My bed knows every awful choice
Teeth on my neck but there’s nothing there
Sheets pull tight like a second skin
He says my name in a stranger’s tone
Laughs when I try to breathe him in
[Chorus]
I’m having sex with a ghost
’Cause he knows I live alone
He fills the cracks in my bones
I’m still empty to the core
I’m miserable and owned
By the haunt in my home
He keeps me
Keeps me close
I can’t take it
Can’t let go
[Verse 2]
Mug rings dried on the bedside stand
Nails in the paint where I clawed the wall
He loves the tremor in my hands
The way I flinch before I fall
He promises heaven in a lockjaw grin
Says I was built to be undone
Pleasure like panic
Choking bloom
I count the stains instead of sun
[Chorus]
I’m having sex with a ghost
’Cause he knows I live alone
He fills the cracks in my bones
I’m still empty to the core
I’m miserable and owned
By the haunt in my home
He keeps me
Keeps me close
I can’t take it
Can’t let go
[Bridge]
[Half-time
Vocals break into screams layered with distant whispers]
He never sleeps
He never leaves
He never asks
He only needs
Every night
I swear I’ll run (I swear)
But his hands are already there
If I burn this house to the ground
Would I just breathe him in the air? (breathe him in)
[Chorus]
I’m having sex with a ghost
’Cause he knows I live alone
He fills the cracks in my bones
I’m still empty to the core
I’m miserable and owned
By the haunt in my home
He keeps me
Keeps me close
I can’t take it
Can’t let go
[Outro]
Just me and the weight on my chest
Just me and the laugh in the vents
He says I’m his forever guest
I call it love
He calls it residence