I came to this town to kill a ghost

to drown a memory that stood too close

to hunt the iron hand in velvet glove

that tried to grasp the heart of the one I love

Haunted I twisted in my sleep

letting myself believe the lies

'till finally the legend went so deep

I was waiting to shoot at the whites of her eyes

For I have seen,

I have seen the enemy

she is with me everywhere I go

and in my dreams

she would come to me

and I knew her though her face would never show

now I look in my mirror and I know

I came to this town without a clue

with no evidence, condemning you

I could feel the hunger run between the bars

like a self made prison

this home of ours

Seeking out the faces in the crowd

looking for their criminal intent

which ones looked a little bit too proud

I set my own heart in wet cement

Chorus

But my anger blew away

like the dry, red dust

when I came to realize

it was myself i didn't trust

there was reason on the surface

treason just below

I look in my mirror and I know

Haunted I twisted in my sleep

letting myself believe the lies

till finally the legend went so deep

I was waiting to shoot

at the whites of her eyes

Chorus 2x

- lyrics and music by Megan Metcalfe

I'm working on a new version of this song. It's a favorite of ours, but we'd like to give it an edgier production. We'll be experimenting with it over the next little while.