Family of Phantoms

Verse 1

Perfume on the pillow

Pictures fade to trace

I see her in the hallway

Shadows in her place

Laughing in the static

Fingers on the breeze

She always loved the night

But never found her peace

Pre-Chorus

Every door creaks with memories

I can't escape her symphony

Chorus

She calls from beyond the silver line

Cold footsteps rattle through my mind

I'm staring at the walls, haunted by her tone

The ghost of my sister won't leave me alone

Post-Chorus

Hey, hey, she won't let go

Hey, hey, I know, I know

Bridge

Cracks in old floorboards

Cigarette scent in the air

His voice in the thunder

Sorrow everywhere

Stories left unfinished

Promises in steam

Fading in the window

Tangled in my dream

Verse 2

Gloves the doorway

Ashes in the tray

He argues with the lightning

Then vanishes away

His laughter in thunder

Regret in the rain

I call out but silence

Answers me again

Pre-Chorus

Haunted eyes search for traces

He lingers in empty spaces

Chorus

He calls from beneath the borrowed ground

Heavy words linger, silent sound

I'm tracing the outlines where he used to be

The ghost of my father still follows me

Post-Chorus

Hey, hey, he won't let go

Hey, hey, I know, I know

Bridge 2

Smoke in the curtains

Fury in her name

She whispers demands that sound the same

Glass eyes in portraits

Glare down at me

Her shadow bites

Harder than memory

Verse 3

Hands like a shackle

Frost in her stare

Words twisted sharp—cutting through air

I flinch when I feel

Her chilling decree

A scar on my spirit

That never lets me be

Pre-Chorus

Echoes drip from old ceiling beams

She buries hope in broken dreams

Chorus

She haunts with a presence cold and severe

Tightens her grip every time I draw near

My pulse stutters under the weight of her scream

The ghost of my mother rules every dream

Post-Chorus

Hey, hey, she won't let go

Hey, hey, I know, I know

Breakdown

Three shadows circle

I shiver in place

Sister's cold laughter

Father's worn face

Mother pressing closer

Hunger in her eyes

Can't tell which nightmare

Still wears a disguise

Outro

Locked in the hallway

Midnight turns weak

All of them watching

None of them speak

The walls seem to tighten

Clawing at my skin

Family of phantoms

I let them back in

Post-Chorus

Hey, hey, they're all here tonight

Hey, hey, no end in sight

Hook

Can I run from the blood in my bones

Or am I destined to walk with their ghosts alone