From the recording Sleeping with Ghosts, Vol. II
A chilling and cinematic breakup ballad rooted in acoustic country. With eerie guitar and stripped-down production, “A Haunted House” explores the lingering ghost of lost love. Ryland Fisher’s haunting vocals and vivid lyricism set the tone for the album’s emotional journey.
Lyrics
I live in a haunted house
There's a ghost that hangs around
I've seen it in the mirror- smiling back at me
I have heard it whisper, “I won't let you sleep”
I can't get no rest in a haunted house
The minute you turn that old light out
You can't stop the footsteps coming down the hall
Lock that bedroom door
And she comes right through the wall
Well, I called the preacher
Said, "pray for me"
Man, I got a spirit all over me
I said, "Lord, only Heaven can help me now"
There ain't no kinda Hell like a haunted house
I'm going crazy in this haunted house
I swear some things are moving 'round
There used to be some clothes in that dresser drawer
Shoes up in that closet
Ah, but they ain't there no more
Well, preacher man can you pray for me?
Man, I got a spirit all over me
I said, “Lord, only Heaven can help me now"
There ain't no kinda hell like a haunted house
I took the pictures down off the nails
Couldn't take them eyes staring back at me
You might think that I'm telling tales
But when she walked out, she never did leave
Well, preacher man can't you pray for me?
Hell, I got a spirit all over me
I said, "Lord, only Heaven can help me now"
Ain't no kinda Hell like a haunted house
Ain't no kinda Hell like a haunted house
Ain't no kinda Hell like a haunted house
I live in a haunted house
There’s a ghost that hangs around