Ghost In The House

[Verse 1]
Feelings shall haunt
Cold cup on the counter
You gave it a name
Now it’s calling you louder
Three knocks on the wall
Old floor starts to breathe
Is that you in the hall
Or something you dragged in with me
[Chorus]
Ghost in the house
You gave it a name
Now it lives in your mouth
And it laughs at the blame
Ghost in the house
Every mirror talks back
Maybe it’s me or maybe it’s you
But something’s under attack (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Mimic talks
Steals your tone
Steals your stare
You say “I’m fine”
But the echo’s not there
Ashtray nights
Static in the room
You slam one door shut
Ten more doors bloom
[Chorus]
Ghost in the house
You gave it a name
Now it lives in your mouth
And it laughs at the blame
Ghost in the house
Every mirror talks back
Maybe it’s me or maybe it’s you
But something’s under attack
[Bridge]
New wave panic
Punk-heart pulse
We both swear
The other’s the cult
You point
I point
At the same dark space
If it’s just us here
Why’s there one more face? (woah)
[Chorus]
Ghost in the house
You gave it a name
Now it burns in your throat
As you choke on the shame
Ghost in the house
Every mirror talks back
Maybe it’s me or maybe it’s you
But one of us isn’t coming back

rock, Jagged new wave punk: tight distorted guitars, driving bass eighth-notes, snappy snares. Male vocals spit half-spoken, half-sung in the verses; chorus opens into a shout-along gang vocal hook. Short, sharp reverb on the lead, thin analog synth stabs in the gaps, quick feedback squeals into the bridge. Energy climbs from tense verses into a frantic, mosh-ready final chorus., punk, new wave