

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Empty food court Plastic palms I walk the halls Like they’re catacombs See our shadows In the closed shop glass Your laugh floats by Then it fades so fast I sit where we Used to split those fries Hear ghosts of songs From the neon sky [Chorus] But you’re a mall ghost Dancing in my memory I reach out And you slip right through me My heart’s broke Under all this flickering glow You were never even real But I can’t let you go (can’t let you go, no) [Verse 2] Lonely benches Chewing old gum dreams Arcade tokens In my torn blue jeans I talk to air Like you’re next to me Paper ring on my hand From a fantasy People passing Look straight through my eyes I fake a grin Just to stay alive [Chorus] ‘Cause you’re a mall ghost Dancing in my memory I reach out And you slip right through me My heart’s broke Under all this flickering glow You were never even real But I can’t let you go (can’t let you go, yeah) [Bridge] Was it you I wanted Or did I just hate the dark So I drew you on the window Gave the emptiness a heart Now I’m screaming in the parking lot To the sky To the cold gray steel If the love was only in my head Why does the pain feel so damn real [Chorus] You’re a mall ghost Dancing in my memory I reach out And you slip right through me My heart’s broke And the nights crawl cruel and slow You were never even real But I can’t let you go [Outro] Just a mall ghost Fading with the closing time glow I’m still here And I can’t Let Go
Tags
metal, Big 80s hair-metal ballad: ringing clean guitars in the verses, then huge chorus with stacked male vocals, wide power chords, and tom-heavy fills. Soaring lead guitar answers vocal lines, with a ripping emotional solo in the bridge. Drums punchy but mid-tempo, bass warm and steady. Reverb-drenched mix for that nostalgic arena feel, ending on a sustained vocal note and guitar feedback fade.
4:19
No
2/20/2026