Phantom
Nightly Lyrics
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Echoes in my head
I spend each night
Chasing your silhouette
I call out your name, call out your name
Nothing has changed
I stand in silence
With the memory I can't erase
You haunt me like a phantom
I sing you like an anthem
Coming for you every night
In a dream I'm slow dancing with your ghost
Feel your touch, wake up, and I'm all alone
You're a phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
The beat of your heart
Running through my veins
It's like a drum in my blood
And I can't escape
I call out your name, call out your name
Nothing has changed
I stand in silence
And I know I can't escape
Phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
I sing you like an anthem
Coming for you every night
In a dream I'm slow dancing with your ghost
Feel your touch, wake up, and I'm all alone
You're a phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
In a dream I'm slow dancing with your ghost
Feel your touch, wake up, and I'm all alone
You're a phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
The lyrics to Nightly's song Phantom tap into the emotions of someone who can't seem to move on from a past love. The sound of their voice echoes in the singer's head, and they spend each night chasing their silhouette. The chorus reveals that the past love has become like a ghost or phantom, haunting the singer's every thought, and they sing this person like an anthem. The line "in a dream I'm slow dancing with your ghost, feel your touch, wake up, and I'm all alone" encapsulates the pain of feeling like you're close to closure only to wake up and realize it was just a dream, and the reality is that the person you're missing is still gone.
The use of the word "phantom" as a metaphor for a past love is powerful because it conveys how insubstantial and intangible this person has become. They are no longer a living, breathing presence in the singer's life, but they are ever-present in their thoughts, like a ghost haunting a house. The use of language like "nothing has changed" and "I stand in silence" suggests that the singer is stuck in a rut and can't seem to break free from the hold this past love has on them. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the idea that this person is like a catchy tune that's impossible to get out of your head.
Overall, the lyrics to Phantom are a poignant expression of heartbreak and the slow, painful process of moving on.
Line by Line Meaning
The sound of your voice
I can still hear your voice echoing in my head
Echoes in my head
Your voice is stuck in my thoughts
I spend each night
Every night, I'm consumed by thoughts of you
Chasing your silhouette
I'm chasing after the shadow of our past relationship
I call out your name, call out your name
I desperately long for your attention
Nothing has changed
Despite time passing, my feelings for you remain the same
I stand in silence
I'm speechless, unsure of what to do next
With the memory I can't erase
The memories of you and our past relationship are still fresh in my mind
Phantom
You're like a ghost who won't leave my thoughts
You haunt me like a phantom
You constantly linger in my thoughts, like a haunting presence
I sing you like an anthem
You're always on my mind, like a song stuck in my head
Coming for you every night
I'm still eager to pursue you, even in my dreams
In a dream I'm slow dancing with your ghost
Even in my subconscious, I'm still engaged with the idea of you
Feel your touch, wake up, and I'm all alone
I still yearn for the feeling of your touch, but I'm brought back to reality without you
You're a phantom
You remain a mysterious, elusive figure in my life
Writer(s): Nolan Joseph Lambroza, Joseph Beretta, Andrew Deroberts, Jonathan Capeci
Contributed by Gabriel I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@katelynmoore9756
[Verse 1]
The sound of your voice
Echoes in my head
I spend each night
Chasing your silhouette
I call out your name, call out your name
Nothing has changed
I stand in silence
With the memory I can't erase
[Pre-Chorus]
Phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
I sing you like an anthem
Coming for you every night
[Chorus]
In a dream I'm slow dancing with your ghost
Feel your touch, wake up, and I'm all alone
You're a phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
[Verse 2]
The beat of your heart
Running through my veins
It's like a drum in my blood
And I can't escape
I call out your name, call out your name
Nothing has changed
I stand in silence
And I know I can't escape
[Pre-Chorus]
Phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
I sing you like an anthem
Coming for you every night
[Chorus]
In a dream I'm slow dancing with your ghost
Feel your touch, wake up, and I'm all alone
You're a phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
In a dream I'm slow dancing with your ghost
Feel your touch, wake up, and I'm all alone
You're a phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
@ivanakirsten
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@chloefuller7851
adds to every playlist
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HERE BEFORE THESE BAND GET MORE FAMOUS!
@mOonwhIsp3r
So glad I got to see you guys at the NF concert, I love each & every song!
@katelynmoore9756
[Verse 1]
The sound of your voice
Echoes in my head
I spend each night
Chasing your silhouette
I call out your name, call out your name
Nothing has changed
I stand in silence
With the memory I can't erase
[Pre-Chorus]
Phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
I sing you like an anthem
Coming for you every night
[Chorus]
In a dream I'm slow dancing with your ghost
Feel your touch, wake up, and I'm all alone
You're a phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
[Verse 2]
The beat of your heart
Running through my veins
It's like a drum in my blood
And I can't escape
I call out your name, call out your name
Nothing has changed
I stand in silence
And I know I can't escape
[Pre-Chorus]
Phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
I sing you like an anthem
Coming for you every night
[Chorus]
In a dream I'm slow dancing with your ghost
Feel your touch, wake up, and I'm all alone
You're a phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
In a dream I'm slow dancing with your ghost
Feel your touch, wake up, and I'm all alone
You're a phantom
You haunt me like a phantom
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