Rearview Ghost

Passenger seat

You got your knees on the dash again

Talking in circles

Dragging my name through the past again

Windows cracked

You’re laughing like none of it’s happening

Heart on E

But I still keep gassing it

Mile signs blur

But your words stay sharp as the gravel spit

Throwing old fights

Like you’re tryna see how deep they hit

“You’re too much”

Yeah, I heard it so much it would almost fit

Turn the dial up

Just to drown out how loud you get

We keep driving in the dark with the high beams low

Same fight, same town, same dead-end road

You say “this time’s different,” but the cracks still show

You’re a rearview ghost

You’re a rearview ghost

Yeah, I keep looking over, but you’re gone, I know

Every exit sign just keeps me holding on slow

Love that tastes like smoke in my lungs, I choke

You’re a rearview ghost

Just a rearview ghost (oh)

Fast food bags

On the floor like all the nights we trashed

Half-warm fries

Cold shoulders and hotter gas

You change lanes

Every time I start to unpack the past

“Why you so stuck?”

But you’re the one riding my back

You say “you’ve changed”

But the playlist is still all apologies

Same three words

Weapon-grade when you’re done with me

You grab the wheel

When I finally try to set me free

“If you leave now

You’ll never find someone who gets you like me”

We keep driving in the dark with the high beams low

Same fight, same town, same dead-end road

You say “this time’s different,” but the cracks still show

You’re a rearview ghost

You’re a rearview ghost

Yeah, I keep looking over, but you’re gone, I know

Every exit sign just keeps me holding on slow

Love that tastes like smoke in my lungs, I choke

You’re a rearview ghost

Just a rearview ghost (yeah)

Pulled over at that empty station

You stormed out, called it liberation

Left your coat on the backseat, shaking

Guess I’m the one that needed saving

Now I drive this route alone at night (alone)

Same white lines, but they feel like mine (my own)

Got both hands on the wheel this time

And your voice fades out behind

We were driving in the dark with the high beams low

Same fight, same town, same dead-end road

You swore “we’re forever,” but you turned to smoke

You’re a rearview ghost

You’re a rearview ghost

Now I’m not looking back, got a brand-new glow

Every exit sign feels like “go, just go”

Yeah, the tank’s full up and my heart’s let go

You’re a rearview ghost

Just a rearview ghost (hey)