Published Date: Aug 11, 2026 Updated Date: Aug 11, 2026
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Chasing Ghosts Lyrics

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Chasing Ghosts Song Lyrics

You can call me strange
I ran away when I was fifteen
Kept my bruises beneath my sleeve
Swore it didn't mean a damn thing
And I just saw some old friends
With their car seats and their kids
Their dads are standing proud beside them
While mine doesn't even know where I've been

'Cause I'm still chasing ghosts down back roads
Still getting lost in who I've been
Everybody found a place to settle
I'm still wondering where I fit in
Maybe I was built a little different

Maybe I just never learned to quit
Everybody's got a place they're heading
I'm still trying to figure out where mine is

And I don't blame them for moving on
Hell, I hope they got everything that they wished for
But it's hard not to feel like the black sheep
When every family photo's got a spot you missed
Birthday cakes and soccer games
Graduation caps and wedding rings
Seems like everybody found their people
And I'm still here trying to find me

'Cause I'm still chasing ghosts down back roads
Still getting lost in who I've been
Everybody found a place to settle
I'm still wondering where I fit in
Maybe I was built a little different
Maybe I just never learned to quit
Everybody's got a place they're heading
I'm still trying to figure out where mine is

I don't even know what I would've been
If I hadn't spent my whole life trying to fit in
Now I'm trying to remember the girl I used to be
'Cause somewhere along the way she stopped looking like me

'Cause I'm still chasing ghosts down back roads
Still getting lost in who I've been
Everybody found a place to settle
I'm still wondering where I fit in
Maybe I was built a little different
Maybe I just never learned to quit
Everybody's got a place they're heading
I'm still trying to figure out where mine is

In her song entitled “Chasing Ghosts,” artist Folded Paper Hearts describes what it feels like to grow up feeling out of place, disconnected, and lost about where you belong. This song deals with her experiences of being a young adult leaving home and holding on to the past while she watches others from her youth start families and find themselves. The concept of “chasing ghosts” is prevalent in this song and shows the struggle of being between the past version of yourself, your present self, and the future self you are still trying to uncover. Unlike other songs, “Chasing Ghosts” doesn’t point fingers at others but rather talks about how one can discover oneself, define his or her identity, and try to make a path in life when all those around you seem to have done just that.

Credits

Singer(s) Folded Paper Hearts
Composer(s) Folded Paper Hearts
Lyricist(s) Folded Paper Hearts
Release Jul 24, 2026
Language English

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