No headstone out in the dirt, no dates carved in the stone

Just a quiet kind of leaving, a shadow walking home

You packed up all that heavy shit a decade down the line

Took the bullet in the mirror so this reflection could be mine

You were the ghost that held the fort till the walls gave way

Faded out to static so I could step into the day

I never sent you flowers, never gathered up a crowd

But I still hear you screaming when the music gets too loud

You traded all your tomorrows

Just to buy me today

And though the pain don’t fade away

It’s in your name I choose to pray

Every busy night, every lonely day

Time has passed enough for me to say

I wanna thank you for the sacrifice

For every fear you carried in the night

For all the painful hits you took

Just so I could live to feel this knife

It ain’t fair the way they hate

Funny how I still relate

But you took the fall to seal the gate

You chose my destiny… your fate

Ghost in the rearview, ghost in the rearview

I built this throne on the blood that you bled through

Ghost in the rearview, can’t outrun you

Every crown I wear still got your name tattooed

(Yeah) Ghost… ghost…

I’m living proof that the dead still move

Ghost… ghost…

Look at this empire now, the gold we spun from the dread

I’m wearing the crown we bled for—you’re the one who’s dead

Ten years since you closed your eyes and handed me the keys

Now I run the whole damn game, living out our fantasy

They see the blonde, they see the boss, they see the flashing lights

But I still see the boy who walked through hell to give me sight

You bought the ticket, Mat… then let me take the ride

I’m living for the both of us since the day you died

You laid down in the ashes

So I could walk through the fire

And though the pain don’t fade away

It’s in your name I choose to pray

Every busy night, every lonely day

Time has passed enough for me to say

I wanna thank you for the sacrifice

For every fear you carried in the night

For all the painful hits you took

Just so I could live to feel this knife

It ain’t fair the way they hate

Funny how I still relate

But you took the fall to seal the gate

You chose my destiny… your fate

Ghost in the rearview, ghost in the rearview

I built this throne on the blood that you bled through

Ghost in the rearview, can’t outrun you

Every crown I wear still got your name tattooed

(Yeah) Ghost… ghost…

I’m living proof that the dead still move

Ghost… ghost…

I still taste the copper when I kiss my own reflection

Your last breath fogged up the glass in my direction

I buried the body but the shadow stayed alive

Every time I count the money I hear you say “survive”

Beautiful murder, baby, surgical and clean

Cut the heart out so the dream could stay pristine

No grave, no name, just a hole in my chest

Where your heartbeat used to live — now it’s mine instead

I sold my soul for the keys you left on the table

Now the devil pays interest and he looks just like you, able

To smile in the mirror while I’m dying inside

Pour another one out… but the glass stays dry.

And though the pain don’t fade away

It’s in your name I still fucking pray

Every busy night, every lonely day

Ten years gone… and I finally say

Thank you for the sacrifice

For every fear you buried deep inside

For all the hits you took for me

So I could stand here… still alive

It ain’t fair the way they hate

Turns out I still relate

You took the fall to seal my fate

You chose my destiny…

Your fate

Ghost in the rearview, ghost in the rearview

I built this throne on the blood that you bled through

Ghost in the rearview, can’t outrun you

Every crown I wear still got your name tattooed

(Yeah) Ghost… ghost…

I’m living proof that the dead still move

Ghost… ghost…

Yeah… you chose my destiny.

Rest easy, ghost.

I got the empire from here.