Ghost Keeper Lyrics

She burned herself down to the bone long before we met

Her skin's been graying since an era long past

Her hair that's wrought with chemicals is hanging blonde and wet

She offers me a drink and I set out the glass

I buried her out back beneath the olive tree

Six feet under where her spirit never sleeps

In the night I hear her footsteps fall behind me

And I wonder what it takes to make her leave

You can change your past as much as you want

But keep your dirt-stained hands away from mine

Your future never veers off of my property

When everything you are's been worn away by time

I will not be your ghost keeper

So keep your dirt-stained hands away from mine

I will not be your ghost keeper

So keep your dirt-stained hands away from mine

Away from mine

She doesn't like it when I point out all her flaws, you see

She's still as beautiful as the day she was born

She drapes herself in all my greatest clothes and finery

To show it off to all her friends who have moved on

I buried her out back beneath the olive tree

Six feet under where her spirit never sleeps

In the night I hear her footsteps fall behind me

And I wonder what it takes to make her leave

You can change your past as much as you want

But keep your dirt-stained hands away from mine

Your future never veers off of my property

When everything you are's been worn away by time

I will not be your ghost keeper

So keep your dirt-stained hands away from mine

I will not be your ghost keeper

So keep your dirt-stained hands away from mine

Away from mine

I buried you out back beneath the olive tree

And I cut off all your ways to contact me

In the night I hear you say my name behind me

And I wonder what it takes to make you leave

You can change your past as much as you want

But keep your dirt stained hands away from mine

Your future never veers off of my property

When everything you are's been worn away by time

I will not be your ghost keeper

So keep your dirt-stained hands away from mine

I will not be your ghost keeper

So keep your dirt-stained hands away from mine

Away from mine

Honestly fuck you

You know who you are

And if you think this song is about you

Well, that's probably 'cause it is