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[Verse 1]
Once upon a time
There was a girl pleasing the world
Dying to be liked
Looking for love, wanting to trust
[Pre-Chorus]
Stickers and scented gel pens
Give possessions, get friends
Breaking off pieces, things started to change
I've been tryna find her since
She gave a little too much away
[Chorus]
I don't wanna do this without you
I don't wanna do this if you're just a ghost in the night
I tried everything to fill up the void that you left me with
My phantom (Phantom)
[Post-Chorus]
Phantom, phantom
[Verse 2]
If I could talk to you
I'd tell you not to rush, you're good enough
You don't have to lose
What makes you you, still got some growing to do
Once upon a time
There was a girl pleasing the world
Dying to be liked
Looking for love, wanting to trust
[Pre-Chorus]
Stickers and scented gel pens
Give possessions, get friends
Breaking off pieces, things started to change
I've been tryna find her since
She gave a little too much away
[Chorus]
I don't wanna do this without you
I don't wanna do this if you're just a ghost in the night
I tried everything to fill up the void that you left me with
My phantom (Phantom)
[Post-Chorus]
Phantom, phantom
[Verse 2]
If I could talk to you
I'd tell you not to rush, you're good enough
You don't have to lose
What makes you you, still got some growing to do
[Pre-Chorus]
When did we get so estranged?
Haunted by the way I've changed
Claiming back the pieces of me that I've lost
Reaching in and hoping you're still
Waiting by the windowsill, I'd bring you back to us
[Chorus]
I don't wanna do this without you
I don't wanna do this if you're just a ghost in the night
I tried everything to fill up the void that you left me with
My phantom (Phantom)
[Bridge]
Ooh, I was wrong to assume
I would ever outgrow you
I need you now, I need you close
How do you hold a ghost?
Inner child, come back to me
I wanna tell you that I'm sorry, I'm sorry
[Chorus]
I don't wanna do this without you
I don't wanna do this if you're just a ghost in the night
I tried everything to fill up the void that you left me with
My phantom
Don't wanna do this without you
Don't wanna do this if you're locked away in my mind
I tried everything to fill up the void that you left me with
My phantom, ooh (Phantom)
When did we get so estranged?
Haunted by the way I've changed
Claiming back the pieces of me that I've lost
Reaching in and hoping you're still
Waiting by the windowsill, I'd bring you back to us
[Chorus]
I don't wanna do this without you
I don't wanna do this if you're just a ghost in the night
I tried everything to fill up the void that you left me with
My phantom (Phantom)
[Bridge]
Ooh, I was wrong to assume
I would ever outgrow you
I need you now, I need you close
How do you hold a ghost?
Inner child, come back to me
I wanna tell you that I'm sorry, I'm sorry
[Chorus]
I don't wanna do this without you
I don't wanna do this if you're just a ghost in the night
I tried everything to fill up the void that you left me with
My phantom
Don't wanna do this without you
Don't wanna do this if you're locked away in my mind
I tried everything to fill up the void that you left me with
My phantom, ooh (Phantom)
[Post-Chorus]
Phantom, phantom
Phantom, phantom
[Outro]
Once upon a time, there was a girl
Ooh, dying to be liked, looking for love
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh
I don't wanna do this without you
Phantom, phantom
Phantom, phantom
[Outro]
Once upon a time, there was a girl
Ooh, dying to be liked, looking for love
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh
I don't wanna do this without you
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What did Rina Sawayama say about "Phantom"?
Genius Answer
I realised as an adult that I have spent my whole life pleasing other people and not realising it – constantly pushing my boundaries and not realising the difference between what I wanted to do and what other people wanted from me. Through the lyrics in the verse I’m trying to tell this story and then in the choruses I’m morning the loss of my real self.
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- 5.Forgiveness
- 7.Your Age
- 8.Imagining
- 9.Frankenstein
- 10.Hurricanes
- 12.Phantom
- 13.To Be Alive
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Recorded At
DH00270, Metropolis Studios, The Church Studios, SARM Studios, The Bunker, Livingston Studio 1, The Bridge & The Dairy Studios (London, England)
Release Date
August 25, 2022
Phantom Translations
Rina Sawayama - Phantom (Traducción al Español) by Genius Traducciones al Español, Rina Sawayama - Phantom (Tradução em Português) by Genius Brasil Traduções, Rina Sawayama - Phantom (Srpski Prevod) by Genius Srpski Prevodi & Rina Sawayama - Phantom (Traduction Française) by Genius Traductions françaises
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