The first single from George Barker under the moniker Sleep Portrait, and track 2 on their debut EP, Lavender, “Haunted House” is a “warped indie rock breakup song”. On the song’s updated Bandcamp page, George describes the song as such:
haunted house pre-dates spotless mind, as its about being in...
[Verse 1]
Kiss me under the cherry tree
There's blossom in your hair and blood on my jeans
And I don't know why I feel so shit
It's summer now and the sun is set
But I could still feel you drowning through that smile
[Chorus]
There's bones in your closet, our ghosts in the forest
I'm just trying to move on, but I keep relapsing
In memories of greener grass, rose-tinted, distorted
But we both know that this house is haunted
[Verse 2]
Roses grow upon your sleeve
There's poison on your tongue and thorns in my teeth
Teenage dream on the window ledge
But it ain’t quite how I pictured it
Your pupils sink in, and the tears flow
[Chorus]
There's bones in your closet, our ghosts in the forest
I'm just trying to move on, but I keep relapsing
In memories of greener grass, rose-tinted, distorted
But we both know that this house is haunted
[Post-Chorus]
Afraid of our future, we’re pale as shit
Your hair became bleached, my skull t-shirt's ripped
And we can pretend like we aren’t exhausted
But we both know that this house is haunted
[Bridge]
(When you gonna move on?)
[Outro]
I know it’s been some time since we last intertwined
But I can’t seem to take you out the corner of my mind
And in those Polaroids I thought I saw a ghost
I realised I didn’t mean the same three words I spoke
Stuck in that dark manor when I held you close
Haunted House was written by George Barker.
Haunted House was produced by George Barker.
Sleep Portrait released Haunted House on Wed Oct 13 2021.