This is the physical copy of Ghost Stories. It includes all the tracks on the digital version, plus a booklet we made ourselves with photos, lyrics, monsters, and love.
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This is the black sheep of the album. It's by far our darkest song. All vocals that are sung are from the perspective of a demon; my biggest demon, to be specific. My eating disorder is something I can't not write about; it's been such a huge part of my life, and it was important for me to write this song because I think a lot of people want to know how it works mentally, how I can cause that much harm to myself. This eating disorder doesn't want to kill me, though it almost did. It wants me to be loved. And it's convinced the only way to be loved is to be thin.
The rap is from my perspective. It's me fighting back. And in this song win. In actuality I haven't won yet, but I think I will.
I chose a cat for the drawing because I love animals. They bring me back to life. Pets can be like tiny angels, and my cat has given me a lot of comfort. It sounds silly and small, I know. But it's true none the less.
- Jack
lyrics
Oh pretty girl, settle down
I'm not trying to kill you
Remember the first time that we met?
I said you could be beautiful if you gave more of yourself
You were ten
But you worked for it and now I've made it easier
In your kitchen I just watch you scream
And maybe you should try to let me in more
I can't help you breathe
But you'll lose all you've gained
it's just a give and take
you bleed and ache, they love you more
You'll just have misery, either way
but you choose what's healthiest
[Chorus]
But do you really want that more than love?
Do you really want that more than her hands around your waist?
'Cause you know if you stop the drugs
You'll lose your mind but look like you've won the race
You don't have to worry anymore
I'll take care of it
I have my hands tied to your wrists
And you don't have to fight this anymore
We could stain her now but it's worth the risk, it's worth it
You know that it's just five
Well get there overnight
Give me an inch I'll run a mile for you
No one will know this pain
Don't you dare say anything
We do what we have to do
[Chorus]
How can you sleep
How can you eat, breathe, close your eyes and wake up free
I stay alive, just give me one day at a time
If I take the options off the table I see them sewn into my sleeve
I lost the weight that you told me to
Destroyed my health and sanity
And no one loved me more as a skeleton
My personality gone, burned with the calories
When the lights are out in this midnight house
The darkest demon is still inside myself
Haunting my bones like a ghost story
Telling me not to tell anyone else
But I choose life, I choose hope
I choose to spend nights alone instead of letting you both hold
My broken body, my sanity
My tired voice, when you have me by the throat and you suffocate me I won't die
I'll be crying and trying to just get through the night
We all have battles we're born to win
And I promise you this is mine, this is mine
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