Paper ghost

Intro (spoken/sung)

Yeah—paper talk, shadows talk.

Count it loud, feel it quiet.

Chorus (hook)

Paper ghosts, money whisperin' in the dark

Stacks talk loud but they can't heal the scars

We shine in the night, but the light leave marks

Paper ghosts, paper ghosts, tell me who we are

Verse 1

Early mornin', block cold, breathe like steam

Kids playin' hopscotch where I used to plot my dream

I remember pennies on the couch, dreams on layaway

Now the safe hums low, winter feel like May

Rubber bands sing like church choirs when I load a stack

Every blessing come with weight, heavy on my back

Used to laugh at rent, now I laugh but count the cost

Gold on the wrist, still got names on the lost

They applaud when I step out, flashin' like a marquee

But they don't see the hollowness behind the jewelry

Made it out the gutter, still the gutter got my number

Paper ghosts at the table, toastin' to a thunder

Chorus (hook)

Paper ghosts, money whisperin' in the dark

Stacks talk loud but they can't heal the scars

We shine in the night, but the light leave marks

Paper ghosts, paper ghosts, tell me who we are

Verse 2

Late calls, short breath, another funeral plate

Mama cry on Sunday, but we argue 'bout the crate

I pay for silence, pay for smiles that fade at dawn

Bought a mansion with a view—can't find where I belong

Friends cut like winter, poker faces, foldin' cold

Loyalty a priced ticket in a world gone bold

I signed up for the fast lane, brakes was optional

Made a million enemies for every ounce of optional

Countin' paper over people, that's the steepest toll

You get everything but peace, that's the devil's role

Cash like confetti, fallin' on a hollow room

Paper ghosts in corners, hummin' like a tune

Bridge (spoken, reflective)

I see the faces in the smoke—young souls I used to know

We chase the night for daylight, stackin' shadows row by row

Can't bury what you build on sand, watch it sink when waters rise

Money warm the hands for minutes, don't warm the eyes

Chorus (hook) — Variation

Paper ghosts, money whisperin' in the dark

Stacks talk loud but they can't stitch the heart

We drive fast cars but the roads still scar

Paper ghosts, paper ghosts, who you really are?

Verse 3 (closing)

If I could trade the Rolls for sleep and quiet dreams

I'd hand back all the paper, let it leave in streams

But we gladiators, taught to fight for every crumb

We celebrate the trophies while our youth stay numb

So I toast to the ones who never made it past the stoop

To the names on the pavement, to the little kids who droop

Money got us movin' mountains, but the soil stay the same

Paper ghosts hold the truth when you whisper your name

I write this with a ledger full of triumph and regret

Paper ghosts in the mirror, ain't no forgivin' yet

Chorus (final)

Paper ghosts, money whisperin' in the dark

Stacks talk loud but they can't heal the scars

Porque music

See you when I see you

Otro