Oh, turn your lamps down low (turn your lamps down low) Keep the light so dim that you can't see what's out there ahead of you My dear, there are secrets here (there are secrets here) I will carry them home Carry them home If only I could break the chain of disappointment weighing me down Shake off the ghosts that whisper warnings Whenever you're not around (you're not around) I won't be afraid of all the things I wanted It's the fear, and not the ghost that leaves me haunted, haunted See what a life you lead (what a life you lead) You're an anchor for all the heaviest regrets inside you Escape, we collect mistakes (we collect mistakes) I will carry them home Carry them home If only I could break the chain of disappointment weighing me down Shake off the ghosts that whisper warnings whenever you're not around (you're not around) I won't be afraid of all the things I wanted It's the fear, and not the ghost that leaves me haunted, haunted Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa Oh, whoa, whoa Oh, whoa, whoa Oh, whoa, whoa Oh, whoa, whoa Oh, whoa, whoa Whoa, whoa Oh, whoa-oh, whoa Oh, whoa, whoa Oh, whoa, whoa Oh, whoa, whoa Oh, whoa, whoa Oh, whoa, whoa-oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh