Ghosts

[Verse 1]
Congratulations it's a boy
Buried underneath the afterbirth of joy

Sticks and stones will always break
His bones can barely take the weight
Of your breath breathing down his neck again

[Chorus]
Keep it to yourself
You don't need to ask
Everything was golden
Memories will last

[Verse 1]
Your family a little girl
One little wonder with her back against the wall

Kisses at bedtime never meant
A life that came to represent
Failings that she could not forget again

[Chorus]
Keep it to yourself
You don't need to ask
Everything was golden
Memories will last

[Bridge]
She could not forget
Breathing down his neck
She could not forget

[Outro]
The price you pay is never worth
The pain to suffer the abuse
Lie down and sleep with all your ghosts