[Verse 1]
You said I was the reason
For every crack in the wall
Coffee breath and cold eyes
Spitting my name like a fault
Dad's coat on the back door
Keys jangling their goodbye
He’d kiss me on the forehead
Then vanish into some other life
[Chorus]
I was a ghost in their house
Breathing quiet
Thinking loud
Tiptoe heartbeat on the couch
Praying no one finds me out
If love is real
Then what was that?
Bruises made of every shout
I was a ghost in their house
I was a ghost in their house (hey)
[Verse 2]
New ring on your finger
New man on our TV chair
He looked right through my body
Like the air beside your hair
“Kid
Don’t touch my records”
“Kid
Don’t stay up so late”
Every rule a concrete wall
Every weekend locked gate
[Chorus]
I was a ghost in their house
Breathing quiet
Thinking loud
Tiptoe heartbeat on the couch
Praying no one finds me out
If love is real
Then what was that?
Bruises made of every shout
I was a ghost in their house
I was a ghost in their house
[Bridge]
I packed a bag of band tees
And half a jar of change
Left a note on the bedside
“Sorry I turned out strange”
[Band drops to bass and vocal]
If I disappear completely
Would somebody say my name?
Or would the silence fit you better
Than the kid you couldn’t save?
[Chorus]
I was a ghost in your house
But I’m walking through you now
Every mile
Every town
Stitches pulling from the gown
If love is real
I’ll find it yet
Far from every poisoned shout
I was a ghost in your house
I’m not a ghost in me now (woah)