Ghost

Verse 1

I been staring at the mirror like it’s judging my reflection

Every word I threw at you was shrapnel from my tension

You needed arms around you like a harbor from the rain

But I turned into the thunder rolling anger through your veins

I was supposed to be the lighthouse in the dark tide

Instead I was the iceberg tearing holes in our ride

You came to me for warmth like a fire in December

But the version that you got was a cold front to remember

Pre-Chorus

Every apology feels like a coin in a fountain

Wishing I could climb back down the side of this mountain

I thought I was the hero with the heart that was better

Now I’m scared I’m the villain in Treat You Better

Chorus

I’m a ghost of the man that I’m meant to be

Walking through the ruins of you and me

You needed sunlight, I brought the storm

You needed shelter, I slammed the door

If love’s a fire I froze the flame

Left you standing in the falling rain

But I swear through the wreckage and the weather

I’ll become the man who treats you better

Verse 2

I built walls out of pride like a fortress of stone

While the queen of my heart was fighting battles alone

Your smile used to bloom like the first day of spring

Now I watch doubt growing where the roses should be

You reached for my hand like a lifeline in waves

But I drifted like a ship that forgot how to stay

And the silence between us got louder than screams

Like a house full of echoes of shattered dreams

Pre-Chorus

Every memory’s a match in a room full of gasoline

Lighting up the damage of the man that I’ve been

But regret is a compass when you’re lost in the weather

Pointing me back to the man who treats you better

Chorus

I’m a ghost of the man that I’m meant to be

Walking through the ruins of you and me

You needed sunlight, I brought the storm

You needed shelter, I slammed the door

If love’s a fire I froze the flame

Left you standing in the falling rain

But I swear through the wreckage and the weather

I’ll become the man who treats you better

Bridge

Maybe ghosts can still learn how to breathe again

Maybe broken glass can still let the light back in

If love’s a road and I ran it off the rails

Then I’ll rebuild the tracks through the storms and the gales

Final Chorus

No more ghost of the man I’m meant to be

I’ll rebuild the best of you and me

Be the sunlight after the storm

Be the shelter, hold you warm

And if love’s a fire I’ll guard the flame

Stand beside you through the rain

Through the wreckage and the weather

I’ll be the man who treats you better