I thought I'd walked a thousand miles

But it was all inside my head

My feet were almost where I started off

And I couldn't tell you why I'd bled

And I'm not surprised by what was said

But it still hit me all the same

Just 'cause you see the storm

It doesn't mean you're ready for the rain.

And I was dancing with my ghosts

'cause I could never let them go

Oh, no, well I've got to

They're no longer here

And no one is watching

Sometimes your guilt just wears a face

And I would whistle in the dark

'cause I felt safe while all alone

Well, it's time that I let all the dead be the dead

There's no honor in suffering

No reward 'cause you've bled

The rest can sort itself out.

It's hard to say when things have run their course

While in the fog and still afraid

And once you see what lies behind a mask

That mask will never look the same

And once the pattern shows itself

You can't pretend that nothing's changed

It's hard to fake it when you see the steps

Before they're even made.

And I was dancing with my ghosts

'cause I could never let them go, go, go

But I've got to

They're no longer here

And no one is watching

Sometimes your guilt just wears a face

And I would whistle in the dark

'cause I felt safe while all alone

Well, it's time that I let all the dead be the dead

There's no honor in suffering

No reward 'cause you've bled

The rest can sort itself out.