here I am again
staring at the past through red eyes
here I am again
just watching her as my heart dies

she just had to be there
you pointed out pain you can't imagine
I smiled and pretended it's all okay
inside, screaming at the top of my lungs
searching the crowd for her
by the time I knew, she was gone

the ghost of my past
why do you come back to me
bring everything back again
haunt every move that I make

the ghost of my past
why won't you let me go
make sure I will never forget
haunt everything that I do

there she is again now
she hides in the back of every shadow
I'll just lie and say it doesn't bother me
inside, bouncing off the padded walls
running through the crowd now
hoping by the time she sees me, I'll be gone

trying to be happy again
I've moved on but she's still lurking
in every memory, happy or sad
it's killing me from the inside out
there is no more crowd
I'm still alone, since she's been gone

the ghost of my past
why do you come back to me
bring everything back again
haunt every move that I make

the ghost of my past
why won't you let me go
make sure I will never forget
haunt everything that I do

I just can't take it anymore
I know I'm not done with her
but I need to be free of the memory
so that I can finally feel alive again