Ghost of the Machine

[Intro]
[Verse]
Drive past the empty lot
Now the weeds have got
Where the neon used to glow
Everything we used to know
Shadows on the coast
The place we loved the most
Flicker like a sign
Crossing every line
[Pre-Chorus]
Cracked joysticks in the rain
Washing out the digital pain
High scores on a broken screen
The ghost of the machine
[Chorus]
Static on the tape
There is no great escape
We outgrew the game
But I still know your name
Neon in the dark
Left a permanent mark
[Post-Chorus]
Fading away now
Starting to bow
Without a doubt
Turning it out
[Verse]
Found the old cassette
Tangled in the plastic teeth
Songs we cannot forget
Buried deep beneath
You chased the city light
Driving through the night
I stayed in the past
Knowing it would not last
[Pre-Chorus]
Cracked joysticks in the rain
Washing out the digital pain
High scores on a broken screen
The ghost of the machine
[Chorus]
Static on the tape
There is no great escape
We outgrew the game
But I still know your name
Neon in the dark
Left a permanent mark
[Bridge]
Quarter in the slot
Give it all I got
But the power is dead
Like the words we never said
Pixels turning gray
As we drift away
[Hook]
Press the start
Break my heart
Play the part
Tear us apart
[Chorus]
Static on the tape
There is no great escape
We outgrew the game
But I still know your name
Neon in the dark
Left a permanent mark
[Post-Chorus]
Fading away now
Starting to bow
Without a doubt
Turning it out
[Outro]