Dead Right

I met a ghost in the hallway
Of a burned down house
The night I ran from home
And he screamed to me
You’ve got a life to live and learn from
Why is it so hard
To settle your mind
And let your heart fly?
Old friend
What happened inside of your heart?
To keep you from feeling invited
Think back
To the nights you were so overwhelmed
With first times
And feeling excited
You leapt off the ledge behind me
You pulled the floor from beneath my feet
And now
I fall asleep just to wake up tomorrow
Look straight through my eyes to the kid that I want to be
Who are you, and where the hell did you come from?
I can’t just cave and let this pull me away
If there’s nothing there, there should be nothing to run from
Subconsciously killing the kid that I used to be
And if you think this smile is the same as it was
Well, you’re wrong
I’ll live a few more days
Hang on another excuse for why I’m living this way
I take a step through the doorway
As the light cascades
On an all too familiar face
Let’s get the story straight
Look where we are!
This is the building
You burned it
We’re black in the lungs!
If you stand from afar
You’ll see the people you claimed to have loved
Take the blame as you shrivel up
I’m growing tired of chasing my mind out the door
And finding my heart on the ocean floor
The autumn leaves that surround me are changing
And I’m different, maybe this is exactly what I need
Old friend, what happened inside of your heart
To keep you from feeling invited
Think back
To the nights you were so overwhelmed
With first times
And feeling excited
You leapt of the ledge behind me
You pulled the floor from beneath my feet
I never wanted to meet you this evening
All of the feelings that shaped me are leaving
Old friend
What happened inside of your heart?
To keep you from feeling invited
Think back
To the nights you were so overwhelmed
With first times
And feeling excited
You leapt off the ledge behind me
You pulled the floor from beneath my feet
And now
I fall asleep just to wake up tomorrow
Look straight through my eyes to the kid that I want to be