Marcus Gray - Fireplace Ghosts Lyrics

[Intro]
Shadows dance on these walls tonight
While memories burn like embers, yeah
Can't escape these ghosts in my mind
Every December, yeah

[Verse 1]
Fake smiles around the firelight
Mom's pretending everything's alright
Dad's eyes glazed, he ain't even here
Same old story every f*ckin' year
Grandma's pictures on the mantelpiece
Staring down at all this make-believe
Hot chocolate can't warm this cold inside
Where all these family secrets hide

[Chorus]
Fireplace ghosts keep haunting me
Trapped in this warmth that ain't what it seems
Christmas lights can't chase away
All these demons from yesterday, yeah
Fireplace ghosts, they never sleep
Dancing flames reveal what lies beneath
Every crack in this family tree
Burns brighter than these memories

[Verse 2]
Little cousin's laughing, don't know yet
How deep these scars run, how much we regret
Uncle's drinking eggnog, spiked with pain
While aunties gossip, nothing ever change
I'm sitting here, feeling so damn alone
In a crowded room that never felt like home
These flames keep flickering, telling tales
Of all the times our family failed

[Bridge]
Sometimes I wish these walls could speak
Tell the truth we're too afraid to seek
But we keep burning through the years
Drowning truth in silent tears

[Outro]
Let it burn, let these ghosts fade away
Nothing left but ashes of yesterday
Still I sit here, watching flames dance
Hoping next December gives us one more chance