[Verse 1]
You cut across the courtyard
Headphones on
In your own film
I’m standing by the bike racks
Playing cool
Standing still
You laugh at something on your screen
Sun hits your hair
I lose my nerve again
You brush past
All I feel is wind
You don’t even see me there
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m in the cheap seats
Of your everyday
Waving both hands
You look the other way
[Chorus]
I’m a ghost in your hallway
Name on your roll call you never say
I’m right here
Out of your frame
You’re the song I can’t get out of my brain
I’m in love from a mile away
You don’t even know my name
[Verse 2]
You’re talking with your backpack crew
I’m two steps back
Pretending to text
You say you hate the small town
Dreaming loud about what’s next
I trace your outline on the floor
In my head we’re walking to your door
But the bell rings
You’re gone once more
I’m invisible again
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m in the cheap seats
Of your everyday
Screaming inside
While I just nod and wave
[Chorus]
I’m a ghost in your hallway
Name on your roll call you never say
I’m right here
Out of your frame
You’re the song I can’t get out of my brain
I’m in love from a mile away
You don’t even know my name
[Bridge]
What if I just said it?
Let it fall between us in the air
Would you laugh it off and leave me
Standing lonely on the stairs?
So I keep it under lock and key
Let the bass line talk for me
Thumping out the truth I can’t confess
Under this secondhand denim vest
[Chorus]
I’m a ghost in your hallway
Name on your roll call you never