“Haunted”, the song which shares its name with the album, is about the burden of the past and how it can affect someone’s life in the present. It’s a declaration that Poe will be addressing the past head on, to deal with it and move forward with her life.
Poe seems to have had a rather tough relati...
[Chorus]
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
[Verse 1]
Come here
Pretty please?
Can you tell me where I am?
You, won't you say something?
I need to get my bearings
I'm lost and the shadows keep on changing
[Hook]
And I'm haunted
By the lives that I have loved
And actions I have hated
I'm haunted
By the lies that wove the web
Inside my haunted head
[Chorus]
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
[Verse 2]
Don't cry
There's always a way
Here in November, in this house of leaves we'll pray
Please, I know it's hard to believe
To see a perfect forest
Through so many splintered trees
You and me and these shadows keep on changing
[Hook]
And I'm haunted
By the lives that I have loved
And actions I have hated
I'm haunted
By the promises I've made
And others I have broken
I... I'm haunted
By the lies that wove the web
Inside my haunted head
[Bridge]
Always, always
I'll always want you
I'll always need you
I'll always love you
And I will always miss you
[Chorus]
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
Ba. dah. ba-ba
[Verse 3]
Come here
No, I won't say please
One more look at the ghost
Before I'm gonna make it leave
Come here
I've got the pieces here
Time to gather up the splinters
Build a casket for my tears
[Outro]
I'm haunted
By the lies that I have loathed
I'm haunt
I'm haunted
By the hallways in this tiny room
The echoes there of me and you
The voices that are carrying this tune
Haunted was written by Poe & John O’Brien & Mike Elizondo.