[Verse 1]
I’m sweeping up the ashes of a day that hasn’t come
Counting out the heartbeats like the rhythm of a drum
I see the silver flicker in the corner of my eye
A shadow on the doorstep, but the sun is in the sky
It’s the silhouette of "someday" and the weight of "never mind."
[Chorus]
Oh, I’m haunted by a vision of a life I haven't led
The Ghost of Tomorrow is sleeping in my bed
It’s whispering the secrets of the things I’ll never do
Painting all my morning skies in shades of static blue
I’m running from a phantom that’s a second out of reach
The Ghost of Tomorrow is the lesson I can't teach.
[Verse 2]
It wears my favorite jacket and it speaks in my own tone
It’s sitting at the table when I think I’m all alone
It shows me every turning that I’m terrified to take
The promises I haven’t made, the hearts I’m gonna break
It’s the echo of a footsteps on a path I haven't found.
[Refrain]
Tick-tock, the air is getting thin
Where do I end and the ghost begin?
Tick-tock, the walls are closing fast
How can I move if the future is my past?
[Verse 3]
I reached out for its hand just to see if it was real
But it slipped through my fingers like a secret I couldn't steal
It’s the version of me that finally learned to fly
While I’m still down here standing, just watching time go by
It doesn't have a face, just a map of where I’ve been
And a list of all the battles that I’m never gonna win.
[Chorus]
Oh, I’m haunted by a vision of a life I haven't led
The Ghost of Tomorrow is sleeping in my bed
It’s whispering the secrets of the things I’ll never do
Painting all my morning skies in shades of static blue
I’m running from a phantom that’s a second out of reach
The Ghost of Tomorrow is the lesson I can't teach.
[Bridge]
(Music drops to a heartbeat pulse)
Is it a warning?
Or just a mirror?
The closer I get, the less it gets clearer.
(Guitars kick in—loud and chaotic)
I’ll burn the calendar!
I’ll break the clock!
I’m tired of waiting for the future to knock!
You can’t haunt me if I’m already gone!
You can’t haunt me if I’m chasing the dawn!
[Guitar Solo]
(A soaring, weeping melody that mimics the "ghost" voice)
[Outro]
(Back to the quiet piano melody)
I see you standing there...
In the light of a sun that hasn't risen.
Wait for me.
(Whispered)
Just wait for me.
(Fade out on a single, low bass note)
