Common Ghost Lyrics

I watched the smoke rise from your backyard

I watched you cut that oak tree down

A burning sensation lit my lungs

As we watched the embers hit the ground



Where did we go wrong

When did we go numb



I wish I was a whisper in the wind

Maybe then you'd be listening



And then I wondered what I'd have to do

To get out of this situation to cut out all sense of hesitation

To put a nail in the coffin and bury me in the dirt



Silence stirs like scissor tongues that cut our lips with every word

Some days I wish we didn't speak

Every night I lay awake



You're my common ghost