Keep Those Ghosts Away

Julia Ross

It’s not because you were gone that I’m leaving
It’s because you were here that I stayed
When I said you were wrong, I was lying
It’s the voice in my head that’s to blame

(pre)
And this is what wakes me up in the middle of the night

(chorus)
Everybody's got their reasons
Hundred thousand demons
Tryin' to keep those ghosts away

If your head’s above the water
Pain will make you stronger
Trying to keep those ghosts away

Here we are… Under the stars
Trying to find the meaning of it all

Everybody's got their reasons
Hundred thousand demons
Tryin' to keep those ghosts away

Something broke in my head, and I’m bleeding
I didn’t follow the signs, now I’m lost
And when I’m haunted at night, am I dreaming
If the sun doesn’t rise can I call
And will you answer me at all

(pre)
And this is what wakes me up
In the middle of the night

Chorus

(bridge)
My urge to leave when I should stay
My tendency to push until it breaks
Your drunken truth keeps me awake
The morning after every word erased
Every word erased
Every word erased
Every word… every word
Every word

Chorus