Specters

Don't tell me what you see You've got your lips pressed to my shoulder And you're looking behind me Don't tell me what you know I don't believe That the air's been getting colder Since you came home from the city And only the band stayed To watch my hands shake It's not the same, no it's not the same 'Cause he's got an ear to the floorboards I know that I shouldn't want him Is it alive? What's that rattling? My words are specters on his skin I wasn't sent here to haunt him But how I tried He wasn't listening Sacrificed sleep watching him breathe Giving a voice to the echoes 'Til they echoed inside me And only the band stayed To watch my hands shake It's not the same, but it feels that way A freudian slip Or the start of an earthquake It's not the same, no it's not the same 'Cause he's got an ear to the floorboards I know that I shouldn't want him Is it alive? What's that rattling? My words are specters on his skin I wasn't sent here to haunt him But how I tried How I tried He's got an ear to the floorboards I know that I shouldn't want him Is it alive? Is it alive? He's got an ear to the floorboards I know that I shouldn't want him How I tried My words are specters on his skin I wasn't sent here to haunt him Is it alive? He isn't listening