Chasing Ghosts

Verse

I see your jacket hanging by the door

Still smells like nights we don’t have anymore

Every laugh around me feels rehearsed

Like I’m playing happy just to make it hurt

I trace the cracks along the ceiling line

Convince myself I’m doing just fine

But every smile feels out of tune

Like I’m dancing in another room

Pre-chorus

I try to live inside the now

But the past keeps bleeding through somehow

Chorus

’Cause every time I touch someone new

I’m searching for a shape that feels like you

In borrowed arms, I lose my place

I see your shadow in their face

They hold me close, but it’s not enough

I’m chasing ghosts instead of love

I swear I try, but I still do—

I lose myself in thoughts of you

Verse

They say your name without a sound

But it echoes when no one’s around

I laugh at jokes I don’t believe

Just to feel like I can breathe

They ask me why I seem so far

I say I’m tired—it’s not a lie

But I don’t say what keeps me up

How missing you is never enough

Pre-chorus

I tell myself I’ll let you go

But my heart moves way too slow

Chorus

’Cause every time I touch someone new

I’m searching for a shape that feels like you

In borrowed arms, I lose my place

I see your shadow in their face

They hold me close, but it’s not enough

I’m chasing ghosts instead of love

I swear I try, but I still do—

I lose myself in thoughts of you

Bridge

Maybe I’m afraid of being whole

If letting go means losing what we were

If love is more than memory

Why does yours still hurt the worst?

Chorus

And every time I think I’ve moved on

You show up where you don’t belong

In every kiss, in every touch

I feel your absence just as much

They give me everything I need

But it’s your voice that haunts my sleep

I try to stay, I really do—

But I still fall apart for you

Outro

I don’t want a glimpse of you—

I want to forget you too.