Ghost
Chris Knox Lyrics

I am the ghost that died inside you
I am the part of you that has ceased to exist, leaving behind an empty shell

I am the breath of foetid wind
I am the unpleasant reminder of something that has gone bad

I am the loss that you're concealing
I am the thing that you have lost and are hiding away from others

I am the one that's never sinned
I am the one who has never done anything wrong, but whose existence has caused harm to others

I am the evil you have vanquished
I am the evil that you have successfully defeated

I am the lust you have expelled
I am the desire that you have pushed away, but that still lingers

I am the poison you ate as you were giving birth
I am the harmful substance that you unwittingly consumed during a moment of creation and new life

And I am the tiny hand you held
I am the small, innocent being that you have cared for and protected

I am the words you'd never utter
I am the thoughts and feelings that you keep hidden and never express

I am the curse that left your lips
I am the angry outburst that you wish you could take back

I am the casual stare of unimagined dangers
I am the obliviousness to potential harm around you

I am the itching in your hips
I am the uncontrollable desire or temptation that you feel

I am the godforsaken foetus
I am the life that was never meant to be, discarded by the universe

I am the afterbirth of love
I am the messiness and complications that come after feelings of love

I am the stammering recipient of favours
I am the one who is uncomfortable with receiving help or kindness from others

I am below, you are above
I am inferior and subservient to you

I am the secret in your darkness
I am the hidden truth or pain that you keep buried deep inside

I am secreted from your pores
I am an integral part of you, but invisible to others

I am the cynicism screaming for attention
I am the bitter thoughts and doubts that demand to be heard and acknowledged

And I'm everything you'd like to think was yours
I am the things that you believe you possess and control, but that are actually beyond your grasp

I am the ghost of just this moment
I am the fleeting memory of the present, already lost to the past

I am the ghost of all your past
I am the weight of your history, always present and influencing your decisions

I am the ghost who'll haunt each fragment of your future
I am the uncertainty and fear that will follow you into every new experience

I am the first, I am the last
I am both the beginning and the end, the alpha and omega