"Ghost" lyrics

"Ghost"

I tried it once before but I didn't get too far
I felt a lot of pain but it didn't stop my heart
And all I really wanted was someone to give a little fuck
But I waited there forever and nobody even looked up

I tried it once before and I think I might've messed up
I struggled with the veins and I guess I didn't bleed enough
But maybe I'm alive 'cause I didn't really wanna die
But nothing very special ever happens in my life

Take the blade away from me
I am a freak, I am afraid that
All the blood escaping me won't end the pain
And I'll be haunting all the lives that cared for me
I died to be the white ghost
Of the man that I was meant to be

I tried it like before and this time I made a deep cut
I thought about my friends and the way I didn't give enough
And I should've told my mother 'mom, I love you' like a good son
But this life is overwhelming and I'm ready for the next one

Take the blade away from me
I am a freak, I am afraid that
All the blood escaping me won't end the pain
And I'll be haunting all the lives that cared for me
I died to be the white ghost
Of the man that I was meant to be, yeah

I tried it once again and I think I might black out
I should've left a letter but I had nothing to write about
My blood is all around me, I get dizzy if I stand up
The cutting part was easy but regretting it is so fucked

Take the blade away from me
I am a freak, I am afraid that
All the blood escaping me won't end the pain
And I'll be haunting all the lives that cared for me
I died to be the white ghost
Of the man that I was meant to be

I tried it once again and I think I went too far
The man that I was meant to be
I cut a little deeper and the pressure stopped my heart
The man that I was meant to be
I could've told my mother that I love her, I'm a bad son
This life is overwhelming and I'm ready for the next one


Writer(s): Joshua Katz, Noah Shain
Josh Katz wrote this song while at a low point of his career. He explained to ABC Radio, "I would go on stage every night and I would start to have these panic attacks, and I was quite depressed and confused from having to do that for months."
"Ghost" is the lead single off of the album "Ok, I'm Sick". The song was released on the 8th of June 2018.
The Walmart edition of the album has an acoustic version of this song as a bonus track.
Josh Katz revealed to Forbes the impact this song has during its live performances by saying, "...when we sing 'Ghost' everybody is singing along and by the end of it they're crying. And we're crying. It's this really special, emotional thing."