Ghost

> *have you ever thought about what protects our hearts?*
>
> *just a cage of rib bone and other various parts.*
>
>

***ghost*** is the second of two mixtapes created for Carson Mackenzie. It was released on January 9, 2017 on 8tracks. This playlist is about Carson's relationships with Lizzie and Sasha.

This mixtape was preceded by ***how i wish i could call your name***, released on December 14, 2016.

## Track list

1. "Silly Ghost" - The Majority Says - *The Majority Says* (2014) - 3:25
2. "In Your Arms" - Chef'Special - *Passing Through* (2014) - 3:35
3. "So I Thought" - Flyleaf - *Flyleaf* (2006) - 4:50
4. "Looking Up" - Safetysuit - *Safetysuit* (2015) - 3:15
5. "Breakable" - Ingrid Michaelson - *Girls and Boys* (2006) - 3:09
6. "I Won't Let You Go" - Snow Patrol - *Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack* (2014) - 4:07
7. "Touch" - Sleeping at Last - *Atlas: Senses*(2016) - 4:15
8. "Burning Bridges (Acoustic)" - OneRepublic - *Native (Deluxe Version)* (2013) - 4:35

## Lyrics & Meta

```
I was afraid
I was afraid that you would know
In this old moment I think I am a killer
Was just a kid
That little kid you just let go
In a tiny city of innocence In us
Where do we belong

We would pushed around the world
We were young back down the alee
I would talking to a silly ghost
But it's nothing no nothing
We were young we were are
We were young we were are

On another way
Another way to make me shine
Still I come forget the nights I'm always listen
Wish you were here
Wish we could leave the walls behind
But it doesn't matter what I say you've never listen

We were pushed around the world
We were young back down the alee
I would talking to a silly ghost
But it's nothing no nothing
We were young we were are
We were young we were are
We were young we were are

We would pushed around the world
We were young back done the alee
I would talking to a silly ghost
But it's nothing no nothing
So grab my whole belong the walls
Leave the doubts back down the alee
See were talking to a silly ghost
And its nothing no nothing
It is nothing no nothing
We are nothing no nothing

We were young we were are
We were young we were are

```

```
[Verse 1]
Know you’re gone, I know you’re gone
But I don’t feel what I know
I know you’re gone, I know you’re gone
But my mind ain’t in control
Cause it’s my heart that’s been missing you
And it’s the heart I need to listen to
And it’s been singing songs for tender dreams
The one's you sang to help us sleep
And one day I will sing those songs
Sing them ‘till they sleep
Just like you sang to me
Just like you sang, sang to me

[Chorus]
From the day that I met you I stopped feeling afraid
In your arms I feel safe
In your arms I feel safe
From the day that I met you I stopped feeling afraid
In your arms I feel safe
In your arms

[Verse 2]
I miss you so, I miss you so
And I’ll miss you ‘till i’m old
I miss you so, I miss you so
But my fears will fade, I know
‘cause it’s my heart that you helped to build
And love is my compass still yeah
Love will fill the holes I’ve got
‘cause you will never hold me
But I know that you are with me, and I know that you're in peace
Cause you let us sing to sleep
You let us sing your heart to sleep

[Chorus]
From the day that I met you I stopped feeling afraid
In your arms I feel safe
In your arms I feel safe
From the day that I met you I stopped feeling afraid
In your arms I feel safe
In your arms I feel safe

[Pre-Chorus]
And i know that you are with me
And i know that you have peace
Cause you let us sing your soul, your mind and heart to sleep

[Chorus ]
From the day that I met you I stopped feeling afraid
In your arms I feel safe
In your arms I feel safe
From the day that I met you I stopped feeling afraid
In your arms I feel safe
In your arms I feel safe
From the day that I met you I stopped feeling afraid
In your arms I feel safe
In your arms I feel safe
From the day that I met you I stopped feeling afraid
In your arms I feel safe
In your arms

[Outro]
I miss you so, I miss you so
And I’ll miss you ‘till I’m old

```

```
All your twisted thoughts free flow
To everlasting memories
Show soul
Kiss the stars with me
And dread the wait for
Stupid calls returning us to life
We say to those who are in love
It can't be true cause we're too young
I know that's true because
So long I was
So in love with you
So I thought

A year goes by
And I can't talk about it

On my knees
Dim lighted room
Thoughts free flow try to consume
Myself in this
I'm not faithless
Just paranoid of getting lost or that I might lose
Ignorance is bliss cherish it
Pretty neighborhoods
You learn too much to hold
Believe it not
And fight the tears
With pretty smiles and lies
About the times

A year goes by
And I can't talk about it
The times weren't right
And I couldn't talk about it

Choris Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last, between
Choris Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last, between

And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream
So we can talk about it

[guitar solo]

Choris Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last, between
Choris Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last healing

And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream

And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus, there in between
And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus, there in between

```
"Romance says goodnightClose your eyes and I'll close mineRemember you, remember meHurt the first, the last betweenSlowly romance says good nightClose your eyes and I'll close mineRemember you, remember meHurt the first, the last, between"
 "Looking Up" - Safetysuit

```
[Verse 1]
Call it a feeling
Call it a premonition
Things are about to go my way
You don't have to see it
Just believe it's coming
Some things are bound to change

[Pre-Chorus]
Then I see twenty dollars in the street
High five the next person I see
Kick back to the guy with the sign
I'll be fine
I'd say things are looking up

[Chorus]
I'd say they're looking up
Take all my trouble cause I had enough
I'd say they're looking up
And I'm feeling so fine
I'd say they're looking up
Take on whatever cause I'm feeling tough
You say I'm going down
But I'm feeling so fine

[Verse 2]
It’s all in how you see it
Just a little bit of misdirection
Sometimes you gotta tell yourself that the best is to come and the worst times are gone
See some see a rain cloud and say, "no"
I see a crop about to grow
Some see a cancer killing me
I see a couple IVs that I'll use, then I'll beat

[Pre-Chorus]
Then I see twenty dollars in the street
High five the next person I see
Kick back to the guy with the sign
I'll be fine
I'd say things are looking up

[Chorus]
I'd say they're looking up
Take all my trouble cause I had enough
I'd say they're looking up
And I'm feeling so fine
I'd say they're looking up
Take on whatever cause I'm feeling tough
You say I'm going down
But I'm feeling so fine

[Bridge]
Don't know what's coming next
I got this feeling
Don't have the answers yet
They're coming, they're coming
Don't know what's coming next
But I got this feeling
Don't have the answers
But I'd say things are looking up

[Chorus]
I'd say they're looking up
Take all my trouble cause I had enough
I'd say they're looking up
And I'm feeling so fine
I'd say they're looking up
Take on whatever cause I'm feeling tough
You say I'm going down
But I'm feeling so fine

[Outro]
I'd say they're looking up
I'd say they're looking up
(I say we go back to the way that we were when we were younger)
I'd say they're looking up
(I say we go back to the way that we were when we were younger)
But I'm feeling so fine

```

```
Have you ever thought about what protects our hearts
Just a cage of rib bones and other various parts
So it's fairly simple to cut right through the mess
And to stop the muscle that makes us confess

[Chorus]
And we are so fragile
And our cracking bones make noise
And we are just
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys

You fasten my seatbelt because it is the law
In your two ton death trap I finally saw
A piece of love in your face that bathed me in regret
Then you drove me to places I'll never forget

[Chorus]

```

```
[Verse: Gary Lightbody]
No one can ever follow, no one can ever know
Wind up the spinning top and watch it go, watch it go
Never gonna be easy, was it?
You didn't think it'd be so much fun?
The smile comes, despite the danger
Get some, get some

[Pre-Chorus]
There's something happening here
There's something here that I just can't explain
I know I'm where I belong
Deep down inside I've known all along

[Chorus 1]
I won't let you go (This is what you really want)
So don't leave go of me (This is what you asked for)
I wanted something more (This is what you really want)
I wanted this right here (This is what you asked for)

[Verse: Gary Lightbody]
No one can ever follow, no one can ever know
Wind up the spinning top and watch it go, watch it go
Never gonna be easy, was it?
You didn't think it'd be so much fun?
The smile comes, despite the danger
Get some, get some

[Pre-Chorus]
There's something happening here
There's something here that I just can't explain
I know I'm where I belong
Deep down inside I've known all along

[Chorus]
I won't let you go (This is what you really want)
So don't leave go of me (This is what you asked for)
I wanted something more (This is what you really want)
I wanted this right here (This is what you asked for)

[Chorus 2]
We laughed until it hurt (This is what you really want)
And it hurt until we wept (This is what you asked for)
The dead upon our feet (This is what you really want)
But there's joy somehow in me (This is what you asked for)

[Bridge]
You're not as strong as I am
You're not as strong as I am
Aah (This is what you really want)
Aah (This what you asked for)
Aah (This is what you really want)
Aah (This what you asked for)

[Chorus]
I won't let you go (This is what you really want)
So don't leave go of me (This is what you asked for)
I wanted something more (This is what you really want)
I wanted this right here (This is what you asked for)

[Outro]
This is like 1, 2, 3, 4 now
Come back and carry us now
1, 2, 3, 4 now (This is what you asked for)
This is like 1, 2, 3, 4 now
Come back and carry us now
1, 2, 3, 4 now (This is what you asked for)

```

```
[Verse 1]
When will I feel this
As vivid as it truly is?
Fall in love in a single touch
And fall apart when it hurts too much
Can we skip past near-death clichés?
Where my heart restarts as my life replays

[Refrain]
All I want is to flip a switch
Before something breaks that cannot be fixed

[Chorus]
I know, I know, the sirens sound
Just before the walls come down
Pain is a well-intentioned weatherman
Predicting God as best he can
But, God, I want to feel again

[Verse 2]
Rain or shine, I don't feel a thing
Just some information upon my skin
I miss the subtle aches
When the weather changed
The barometric pressure we always blamed

[Refrain]
All I want is to flip a switch
Before something breaks that cannot be fixed

[Bridge]
Invisible machinery
These moving parts inside of me
Well they've been shutting down for quite some time
Leaving only rust behind

[Chorus]
Well, I know, I know, the sirens sound
Just before the walls come down
Pain is a well-intentioned weatherman
Predicting God as best he can
But, God, I want to feel again
Oh, God, I want to feel again

[Outro]
Down my arms
A thousand satellites
Suddenly discover signs of life

```

```
You and I were meant to be
Ain't no doubt about it
No way to hide that sort of thing
Now I'm waiting for something better
Ain't nothing better worth imagining

I, I keep on running
I'm building bridges that I know you never wanted
Look for my heart
You stole it away
Now I'll never sing the road that I could take

Listen, I
Want you to burn my bridges down (down)
I said I
Want you to burn my bridges down (down, down)
Set me on fire
You set me
Set me on fire
You can burn my bridges down

Send this out to sea
You send it where you wanted
You can take it note for note or not at all
There's no filling up your spaces with fictionary places
Imaginary faces they don't work at all

I, I keep on running
I'm building bridges that I know you never wanted
Look for my heart
You stole it away

Now I'll never sing the road that I could take
Listen,
I want you to burn my bridges down
Said I
Want you to burn my bridges down (down, down)
Set me on fire
You set me
Set me on fire
Girl you burnt my bridges down

I
Want you to burn my bridges down,
Down
I
Want you to burn my bridges down yeah
Set me on fire
You set me
Set me on fire
Set me on fire

I
Want you to burn my bridges down
I said, I
Want you to burn my bridges down (down, down)
Set me on fire
Set me on fire

```