Ghosts In My Head

[Verse 1]
In my head you’re
Every corner
Every seat
Laughing at some old joke
Taking up my breathing space
You said “baby
This is it”
Under peeling kitchen paint
Then the ceiling cracked in two
I just stood there
Couldn’t move
[Chorus]
You’re all over me
Like a song that never ends
Every word you said is
Tattooed under my skin
When the roof caved in
And the truth stained everything
I was reaching out for you
For you
But you’re only
In my head again (oh)
[Verse 2]
I’ve been tracing all our “maybes”
On this fogged-up bathroom glass
Thought that we could bend the sky
Turn the “can’t” into a chance
Now I’m stuck in different futures
Where you still fall asleep on me
But my phone stays black and quiet
You’re a life I’ll never lead
[Chorus]
You’re all over me
Like a song that never ends
Every word you said is
Tattooed under my skin
When the roof caved in
And the truth stained everything
I was reaching out for you
For you
But you’re only
In my head again
[Bridge]
I keep talking to your shadow (hey)
In the doorway
By the bed
Every “always” that we promised
Turns to echoes in my chest
If we tried to write it over
Would you choose me one more time?
Or are we just broken wishes
Scattered on the other side?
[Chorus]
You’re all over me
Like a song that never ends
Every word you said is
Tattooed under my skin
When the roof caved in
And the truth stained everything
I was reaching out for you
For you
But you’re only
In my head again
In my head again
My love

Moody midtempo pop with male vocals, warm electric piano and subtle guitar swells over a deep, side-chained synth bed. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d; big reverb bloom and stacked harmonies hit on the chorus hook. Sparse percussion at first, then a wide, punchy drum groove lifts the second chorus. Bridge strips back to filtered keys and a distant vocal double before a final, soaring hook., sad