She's a ghost, she's a fire...

rock pop ballad

(Verse 1) She moves like smoke through the ruins of my mind, A ghost in a white dress, leaving nothing behind. I reach out to touch her, but she slips through my hands, Like rain on the desert that falls on dead lands. She's a whisper in the hallway, a shadow on the wall, The most beautiful thing I've ever seen, and I can't have her at all. (Pre-Chorus) I'm standing at a crossroad where the devil and the saint agree, One road leads to ruin, the other's killing me. A whiskey won't fix it, a prayer won't heal, This kind of damage is the only thing I know is real. (Chorus) She's a ghost, she's a fire, she's the reason I bleed, A phantom kiss in the dark is all I'll ever need. I'm torn between the woman I hold and the one I can't forget, Living with a broken heart and a choice I don't make yet. She's out there in the midnight, untouchable, untamed, And I'm burning in the ruins, whispering her name. (Verse 2) There's a girl beside me sleeping, honest, warm, and true, She gives me everything a man could ever need, but I'm still missing you. It's not her fault I'm broken, it's not her fault I'm lost, I've been paying for the passion, and I'm dying from the cost. The crossroads keep on calling, the highway hums your song, I've been running from the truth for just a little too long. (Pre-Chorus) I could stay right here and build a life on solid ground, Or chase a ghost through the storm where I'm sure to drown. My head says hold on, my heart says let it burn, And every mile I drive away just brings me back to where you turn. (Chorus) She's a ghost, she's a fire, she's the reason I bleed, A phantom kiss in the dark is all I'll ever need. I'm torn between the woman I hold and the one I can't forget, Living with a broken heart and a choice I don't make yet. She's out there in the midnight, untouchable, untamed, And I'm burning in the ruins, whispering her name. (Bridge) Maybe I was born to want the things I cannot hold, Maybe some fires are only meant to burn, not warm the cold. I could be a decent man, I could do the right thing right, But the crossroads pull me deeper every single night. And you... you're the gravity I can't escape, The beautiful disaster I could never reshape. (Guitar Solo — slow, aching blues riff, building into a soaring, desperate wail) (Verse 3) So here's to the lovers who chose and lost and lost again, To the hearts that beat in rooms where the ghosts come in. I'll pour one more whiskey, I'll sing one more line, I'll love you from a distance till the end of time. (Final Chorus) 'Cause you're a ghost, you're a fire, you're the reason I bleed, A phantom kiss in the dark is all I'll ever need. I'm torn between the woman I hold and the one I can't forget, Living with a broken heart and a choice I don't make yet. You're out there in the midnight, untouchable, untamed, And I'm burning in the ruins, screaming out your name. (Outro) Your name... Just your name... In the dark... In the ruins... Just your name.