the ghost

I will change I will change
I swear just tell me what to do
Just tell me who to be
And Ill be who you want me to
Pretend I dont exist
You wont know Im in the room
Ill be the ghost of something
That used to mean something to you
This beaten up heart
Is lost and confused
I wish that my younger self was here
Hed know just what to do
Boy could he talk
Well hed know just what to say
Moving up is moving on
From where you came
Stop me if Im boring you
Im painfully aware
That youve got better ways
To waste your time time time
I will change I will change
I swear tell me what to do
Just tell me who to be
And Ill be who you want me to
Pretend I dont exist
You wont know Im in the room
Ill be the ghost of something
That used to mean something to you
Say this isnt real
Say this was a joke
Say theres still space for me in bed
Cause I cant live alone
Oh pitiful me Ill do anything you say
Id soon as suffocate with you than stay away
And I knew all this years ago
But couldnt take the hint
You match my overcompensation
With your own ambivalence
And I will change I will change
I swear tell me what to do
Just tell me who to be
And Ill be who you want me to
Pretend I dont exist
You wont know Im in the room
Ill be the ghost of something
That used to mean something to you
When I got the call
I was on the road
Three weeks in Europe til I got home
So what would make you stay
Ill build a mountain Ill change my name
I dont have to breathe
If all my air gets in your way
And I will change I will change
I swear just me what to do
Just tell me who to be
And Ill be who you want me to
Pretend I dont exist
You wont know Im in the room
Ill be the ghost of something
That used to mean something
That shouldve meant something to you