A Ghost's Best Friend

Where only ruins remain now, there once was a town
Back in those days when rain never stopped pouring down
I had a friend who lived there, but I can't recall
The reason why we never said one word at all

I met him in December, when the rain was blue
He just came out of nowhere- oh, I had no clue
He tried to take my hand, but he didn't succeed
'Cause there was that one difference between him and me

Tell me now, how could one be a good friend
To someone whom they can't even hug?
Then, how could I make up for my hateful silence?
I was scared, but somehow it just went well
Though I think it might have been just luck
My mistake was believing one day he'd hold my hand

Call him a ghost, if you think it's fair
But he was much more than that, I swear
Two lonely souls standing in the rain
We never asked each other's name

It was too late to go back, but I didn't care
I felt like I was safe as long as he was there
But one day something changed and the rain turned bright red
I still think 'bout the words I wish I would have said

He shouldn't have befriended a person like me
Someone who had a body, someone who could breathe
He didn't want to whisper a bitter goodbye
So he just stood right there, he just stayed by my side

Tell me now, how could one be so helpless?
Though I knew it wasn't meant to be
I just kept believing that we would be alright
Say, if somehow you could live forever
After all, would you still want to live?
Can you read the guilt I tried to hide behind my eyes?

Call me a ghost, if you think it's fair
Though I look nothing like one, I swear
Take back this gift which I don't deserve
That's what I wish that he would have heard