I Wont Be a Ghost by Tony Winters Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, how my family tree longs for the day
When it's planted in the roots of my home
All the children who might learn to obey
Start to chew their madness to the bone
Oh, I can see it, it's my only friend
But I know it doesn't have the time
I'll try my damnedest to pencil you in
But there's a little something on my mind

[PreChorus]
On my mind...
I speak the truth, I lie
But I do it all of the time
So please don't betray me
I'm a little bit crazy

[Chorus]
I'll speak for the silence if I have the time
It's gonna be my love, my funny valentine
Forever dancing, making circles in a line
I promise to listen, but I don't know why
It's hard to tell the truth without an alibi
But if you don't believe me
We can raise a glass to the lie
[Interlude]
Don't lie, don't lie
Don't lie, don't lie

[Verse 2]
Oh, how I long for a familiar face
Someone to reconcile all of my darkest days
I won't be a ghost if you save my life
This empty wall of skin will just be in the way
But there's no drug that can cure this
No outbreak or virus that can hold up to this feeling
An emptiness so unreal
That it breaks every rule of this conscious being

[PreChorus]
It's alright
I speak the truth, I lie
But I do it all of the time
So don't try to change me
I'm a little bit crazy

[Chorus]
I'll speak for the silence if I have the time
It's gonna be my love, my funny valentine
Forever dancing, making circles in a line
I promise to listen, but I don't know why
It's hard to tell the truth without an alibi
But if you don't believe me
We can raise a glass to the lie
[Bridge]
The ghost is deafening;
It brings the menace of silence
The ghost is everything;
It brings the glory of violence
The ghost, it knows my name
But I won't let it get away, 'cause
The ghost is my best friend
It's evident I'm not alone, so...

Please don't betray me
Please don't betray me

[Chorus]
I'll speak for the silence if I have the time
It's gonna be my love, my funny valentine
Forever dancing, making circles in a line
I promise to listen, but I don't know why
It's hard to tell the truth without an alibi
But if you don't believe me
We can raise a glass to the lie

[Outro]
Don't lie, don't lie
Don't lie, don't lie
I won't lie, I won't lie