(Verse 1)
Ten minutes ago you were higher than heaven,
Laughing so loud that the room was a weapon.
Now you’re lockin the door, bleedin on the floor,
And I’m left on the outside of your secret war.
I’m treading on glass just to see where you stand,
You want me to heal you, but butcher my hand.
From a spark to a flame, to a freezing cold rain,
I’m trapped in your blast zone absorbin the pain
(Pre-Chorus)
One second you need me, the next I’m the ghost
You lash out the hardest at who loves you most.
(Chorus)
And it's pullin me under, your emotional tide
I’m a passenger strapped to this dangerous ride
From the highest of highs to the darkest of lows
I am takin the hits everywhere it goes
Yeah, you’re burnin alive, but I’m chokin on smoke
Caught in your downfall until I’m broke!
(Verse 2)
By the turn of the hour, the anger is gone
Now you're weeping and beggin me to hold on
It’s a fragile apology, desperate and sweet
While the tremors of fury still shake at my feet
My chest is a crater, my nerve endings fried
Trying to parse out the secrets you hide
I am losin my footing, I'm losin my mind
Left in the wreckage of what you defined.
(Pre-Chorus)
One second you need me, the next I’m the ghost
You lash out the hardest at who loves you most.
(Chorus)
And it's pullin me under, your emotional tide
I’m a passenger strapped to this dangerous ride
From the highest of highs to the darkest of lows
I am takin the hits everywhere it goes
Yeah, you’re burnin alive, but I’m chokin on smoke
Caught in your downfall until I’m broke!
(Bridge)
(Palm-muted chug: Dun-dun... dun-dun... dun-dun)
I’m bracing for impact...
(Kick drum starts pulsing)
I’m holdin my breath...
You’re pullin me closer...
Then pushin to death...
(Palm muting gets looser, distortion starts to swell)
The pressure is rising!
The gauges are red!
I’m drowning in every...
Last word that you said!
(Drums start hitting crashing cymbals, building to a frenzy)
HOW MUCH CAN I TAKE?!
BEFORE I FINALLY BREAK?!
(Full, explosive release—guitars wide open, screaming vocals)
GO!
(Massive, melodic guitar solo kicks in over a driving rhythm section)
(Chorus)
And it's pullin me under, your emotional tide
I’m a passenger strapped to this dangerous ride
From the highest of highs to the darkest of lows
I am takin the hits everywhere it goes
Yeah, you’re burnin alive, but I’m chokin on smoke
Caught in your downfall until I’m broke!
(Outro)
Caught in your downfall...
Still breathing the smoke...
Are we going to survive?
Or am I just a ghost
Arkh
