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Ghost in the Ledger lyrics
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Intro
Streetlight flickers on my mail New name printed on my bill
Verse 1
My phone lit up: “New card shipped” But I never tapped that screen A shadow wearing my whole face Buying time with borrowed rings Receipts curl like little tongues From a checkout I ain’t seen Your “profile” becomes a costume In a world of glossy beams
Chorus
I won’t be your ghost in the ledger Can’t swipe my life for a measure I lock it down, change the weather You don’t get me, now or ever
Verse 2
Text hits hard like sirens close “Verify” with a poisoned link Public charger, hungry port Tryna drink my data ink “Your package never came,” you claim Friendly fraud with easy wink A stranger in my inbox chair Wearing my password like a mink
Bridge 1
I freeze my name like winter glass Two-step codes in every door I read the fine print, slow and sharp No more “trust me,” no encore
Verse 3
Bank line hums, fluorescent buzz I breathe steady, hold my ground Dispute, report, paper trail Footprints leading out of town I warn my crew, we share the tells No shame when you’ve been drowned Now my life got steel-toe locks And my signal can’t be found
Chorus
I won’t be your ghost in the ledger Can’t swipe my life for a measure I lock it down, change the weather You don’t get me, now or ever
Bridge 2
They sell a lie in polished suits Palter sweet, then cut the rope Fake “sources” spinning in a loop But truth hits back with heavy hope
Chorus
I won’t be your ghost in the ledger, no, no Can’t swipe my life for a measure, not mine I lock it down, change the weather, click, locked You don’t get me, now or ever, never
Chorus
I won’t be your ghost in the ledger Can’t swipe my life for a measure I lock it down, change the weather You don’t get me, now or ever
Outro
Turn the lights on, check the seams My name’s my name, end of scheme
Inside the recording
Streetlight flickers on my mail New name printed on my bill
I won’t be your ghost in the ledger Can’t swipe my life for a measure
Turn the lights on, check the seams My name’s my name, end of scheme
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