smoke alarm (demo)

by august green

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lyrics

i still cross my heart when an ambulance passes
but i don’t believe in ghosts anymore
some superstitions stay, some of them they fade away
maybe this house wasn’t haunted, maybe it was me

somebody told me once
i remind them of a smoke alarm in a house
in the middle of a forest fire making the loudest sound
no one cares, they’re not around

i’ve become what makes me want to sit in the shower
and stare at the wall ‘till the water runs cold
and i know you’ll ask me what i’m doing up at this hour
isn’t this the time all the ghosts come out?

oh, you make it looks so easy
coming and going whenever you please
but i’m like a tree, i’ve got these roots right under me
i couldn’t leave even if i wanted

i’ve become what makes me want to sit in the shower
and stare at the wall ‘till the water runs cold
and i know you’ll ask me what i’m doing up at this hour
isn’t this the time all the ghosts come out?

i still cross my heart when an ambulance passes
but i don’t believe in ghosts anymore
some superstitions stay, some of them they fade away
maybe that house wasn’t haunted, maybe it was me

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released April 7, 2023

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