Monday, February 28, 2011

ghosts

she's just like her father in so many ways
she even wears the clothes from his younger days
she smokes and drinks until she's numb
til she forgets where she is from
a place too cold to stay

she says she's nothing like the girls in her family
they're all too neat and perfect and she doesn't have to be
and she doesn't like her brother
cause he reminds her of her mother
she doesn't want to have to see

so she'll pack her bags again
say goodbye to all her friends
what is she running from
what are you running from

she's got hearts from every continent but what she hasn't realized
is you can't take without giving so her heart is stretched too wide
she wonders why she's in so much pain
lost love is the lifeblood inside her veins
and when i sing, she cries
she doesn't want to be paralyzed

she'll pack her bags again
say goodbye to all her friends
what is she running from
what are you running from

so pack your bags again
say goodbye to all our friends
what are you running from

don't you know you can't outrun ghosts
don't you know you're here, you're home
don't you know you can't outrun ghosts
just stop

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