Ghost Shoulder

[Spoken Word Intro] I'm alone... Inside and out. A voice surrounded by noise. A heart surrounded by distance. [Verse 1] The shoulder I want to cry on Is still a ghost. An illusion I keep reaching toward Even knowing my hands pass through it. I just need reassurance. A voice beside me. Not above me. Not fixing me. Just walking beside me Through the ruins in my head. [Pre-Chorus] The good memories still exist. But somehow the hurt speaks louder now. Dragging me backward Every time I try to reach for warmth again. [Chorus] Caught in this contradicting cycle: Love. Pain. Heartbreak. Loss. Repeat. Tears fall quietly now. Like my heart finally ran out of resistance. And the feeling... The feeling slipped further away again. [Verse 2] Another new face. Another wall emerges. Another version of me Learning how to stay unreachable. I don’t want to lash out the wrong way. I see both sides. Hating them both equally. And I can’t take the strain anymore. Can’t keep carrying this weight Like it belongs on my shoulders. [Bridge Spoken Word] How many times can hope survive impact? How many fractures before the reflection changes permanently? How many nights can someone stare into darkness Before the darkness learns their name? [Final Chorus] I just need a voice beside me. Something real enough to reach. Something warm enough To remind me I’m still human. And still... Somewhere underneath the exhaustion, Underneath the fractures, Underneath the shame, A small voice still whispers: “Please don’t give up on love.” Even now. Even here. Even after everything. [Outro] Some part of me still believes There has to be warmth waiting Beyond this haze.