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Giving Up The Ghost

from What Was I Going To Say? by John Stuart

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There is a ghost inside my head,
Who comes back from the dead,
To show me everything I fear
And make my thoughts unclear.

I'm so afraid I try to hide
My guilt and shame inside.
I know that I have lost my way,
Despite what I may say.

I have become
Estranged from the ones
That I'm supposed to know,
To keep, and to love.

For each pathetic tear I bled
A drop of blood was shed,
As my self-pity led to sin
That fed the ghost within.

I tried to wipe away the stains
Of a past that brings me pain
With my own damned and bloody hands.
This was not what I planned.

And now I know
Why we all hold our breath.
Everyone is just
One step from their death.

If I could drown my hate and fear
The ghost would disappear
And I'd be left with no one else
To blame but myself.

I've sunk beneath the waves of guilt.
The boat that I built
Was never strong enough to sail.
I know that I have failed.

And now I see,
So clearly, that we
Would rather face a ghost,
Than face our own demons.

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from What Was I Going To Say?, released January 1, 2014

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