Ghost Swallowed Whole

Fading into walls that breathe No one sees the ghost in me Crowds swallow, though me whole Each, each day faces blur Hands reach out, but never touch I'm the shadow they fear Too much silent screams Voices drown in silent screams Trapped in nights of broken dreams Streetlights mark my empty strides Strangers pass, no place to hide Laughter stings like hidden knives Cutting deep through hollow lives I build towers from my pain Locked inside this endless rain Scream it out Why won't you see me bleeding here? Rip the mask, the lies, the fear I'm nothing in your perfect world Torn apart, forever hurled Scream it louder Rallying to you, your kind Burning bridges in my mind Friends dissolve like morning mist Promises twist and cease to exist I claw at bonds that never form Lost in storms that rage and swarm Every smile a cruel disguise Fading on my soul's demise Maybe I'm the flaw, the curse, drifting lost Making it worse, reach for light But grasp the dark, one more scar Another mark Is there mercy in this void? Or just the noise I can't avoid? Break me down No more pretending, no more change Shattered glass, ignite the flames Your world rejects, exudes and spits I'm the outcast, bitter fit Scream until it hurts Scream until it hurts Alienated, filled with dart Fading back into the gray No one hears what I can't say Goes forever unsaved In this crowd, my soul's enslaved