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There's No Such Thing as Ghosts

by Beacon for Spirits

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1.
Ouija 04:59
Can’t blame you for running away. I only wish that I could do the same. See, my body’s gone but I’m still awake. I can pass through walls but I can’t escape this place. Do you hear me at all? Are you aware? I didn’t mean to spook you but I can only speak through rattles in the walls, chills in the air; anything I can do just not to be ignored. I should have known I’d be misunderstood, in every story you’ve heard I was the antagonist. But I can’t hurt you, and even if I could I’ve forgotten what it was that I even wanted vengeance for. Can’t blame you for running away. I only wish that I could do the same. See, my body’s gone but I’m still awake. I can pass through walls but I can’t escape. Please bring this curse to an end. It’s been a thousand years since I’ve had a friend. Don’t run away like everybody does. It’s been so long since anybody’s loved me. Don’t run away like everybody does. Please bring this curse to an end. It’s been a thousand years since I’ve had a friend.
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Gettysburg 04:24
Soldier, the battle is over. The kings that commanded you all sleep in the dirt. The bloodshed’s been over for a century, and there can be no victory, so what’s persistence worth? But still you fight endlessly. It’s time to let your mind follow your body now, desert this army now and leave this old war behind. Your grip on your weapon is unbreakable, cuz everyone that tries just clutches cold air. Remember when all you wanted was just to go back home? Well just like you wait to hear that a victor’s been declared, a family that loves you is still waiting for you there. It’s time to let your mind follow your body now, desert this army now and leave this old war behind. It’s time to let your mind forgive your enemies, forget the suffering and make peace with the darkness of your past.
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Inhabitant 05:20
I’ve seen the ghost that wanders through your home at night and keeps you awake. I can see why you are so afraid to kill the lights; and so you never sleep. But one of these days you’ll have to shut your eyes and face the past you’ve sealed beneath. And when that day comes you can brave it all alone or you can face it with me. I’ve looked inside the rooms that you’re afraid to go and I hear something too. But this apparition speaks in a language that only you know. He beckons you to join him and walk on down the stairs of what used to be your home. You’ll never sleep if you don’t find out what’s down there, but you don’t have to go in on your own. And as long as you believe that they are there, they are; the mind sees what it sees. But I can help you change what you believe. It’s not because I think that I am stronger than you. It’s that my house is haunted too.
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Visitations 04:32
I felt your presence late last night, though you’ve been gone for such a long time. The pain of seeing you leave, temporarily relieved. But when the morning light crept into the room that I was sharing with you, the world returned to its spin and I lost you all over again. Why do we dream? What is my mind trying to tell me? You disappeared so suddenly. When I arrived you barely could breathe. My words were fallen trees and they’d taken you to the city. But this time you could hear me okay and we spoke as if nothing had changed. Had a chance to finally say goodbye but I didn’t even think to try. Why do we dream? What is my mind trying to tell me? Maybe that’s just where you live now, within me.
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Cold Spots 01:29
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Phobia 07:16
Mother, can you look underneath my bed? I know you checked it last night but I hear those sounds again. Please don’t tell me that’s it all in my head. I just want these nightmares to end. Son, never let the world see you cry. They’ll drink that weakness up and spit it back in your eye. You mustn’t let them know that you are not okay. They’ll never let it go. They’ll make that fear your name. Father, can you seal that closet up? I don’t trust what grows in the absence of the sun. The goosebumps on my arm were evidence enough but the ectoplasm stain was the smoking gun. Son, never let world hear you scream. Every word you speak from then will be branded cowardly. Even if that monster turns out to be real it’s better to let him get you than for you to reveal you’re afraid. Never let em tell you that you shouldn’t feel that way. The world may try to hide it but we’re not as strong as we portray. No one knows where we’re going or what’s on the other side, and that uncertainty is scary and it’s with us all the time. It dwells inside our closets and crawls beneath our beds. It stalks us like a killer and constrains us like a web. And the ones that feign as fearless are the ones that fear the most, cuz if you don’t know what scares you then you’re just another ghost. So when you look under your bed, there’s no need to be ashamed. The monsters that come out at night, even they cower in the day. And when your body trembles your mind can still be brave. You don’t have to explain my child, we all feel the same. We’re all afraid.
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released May 3, 2019

Riley Curda - Vocals
Charlie Giargiari - Guitars, Keys, etc.
Shyam Nepali - Sarangi


Album Artwork by Anni Abbruzzese
Mixed by Vince Welch
Mastered by Scott Craggs

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