Give Up The Ghost

I’ve been running so fast hoping that you could never reach me Thought if I could play dead then maybe you would never see me I’ve been telling the lie so often I even believe it tonight Please don’t tell me the truth ‘cuz sometimes lies are even better If I prayed really loud then maybe you would finally listen Can you hear me at all or am I screaming at the ghosts tonight? Hold me underneath I just can’t quite give up the ghost Living in the shadows at the bottom of a broken bottle I can’t lie about it, I can’t speak about it I’ve got nowhere to hide I can’t run from it The water’s covering me, the vulture’s circling, my bones trembling I can’t get out of here I just can’t quite give up the ghost I was running so hard I thought that this is what you wanted Followed all of your rules, found out all of them were hollow If I stand really still maybe the undertow will take me this time Keep on pushing me down and hold my head under the water ‘Til I’m deep underground and then we’ll see if you can follow You can spit on my grave but in the light they’ll see the blood on your hands Hold me underneath I just can’t quite give up the ghost Living in the shadows at the bottom of a broken bottle I can’t lie about it, I can’t speak about it I’ve got nowhere to hide I can’t run from it The water’s covering me, the vulture’s circling, my bones trembling I can’t get out of here I just can’t quite give up the ghost I’m built for the cold Like a bird on a wire I’ll let you down I’ll let you drown