[Intro]
Phantom fingers on my skin at night
Been so long since it felt right
Memory's playing tricks again
Making me feel your hands, but then...
[Verse 1]
Three hundred days of empty sheets
Screen light reflecting off my cheeks
Mama's coming home from night shifts scared
To even hold me close, yeah
Got me feeling like a ghost, yeah
In my own damn body, can't get close
To anybody, not even myself
Put my healing on the highest shelf
[Chorus]
Phantom touch got me losing sleep
Craving skin that I can't keep
My body's screaming out for you
But safety keeps me from breaking through
These walls I built, they're getting high
Touch memory makes me wanna cry
Phantom touch, it haunts my nights
Got me second-guessing what feels right
[Verse 2]
Working class baby, raised up north
Now I'm trapped behind closed doors
Used to feel so free with love
Now every touch feels dangerous
My skin's forgotten what it knew
Basic instincts coming through
Like a junkie need that fix
Of human warmth, I'm sick of this
[Bridge]
Sometimes I wake up feeling hands
That ain't even there, understand?
My body's playing tricks on me
Touch starved reality
Digital love ain't enough
Screen time can't replace your touch
Going crazy in this space
Need someone to validate
[Chorus]
Phantom touch got me losing sleep
Craving skin that I can't keep
My body's screaming out for you
But safety keeps me from breaking through
These walls I built, they're getting high
Touch memory makes me wanna cry
Phantom touch, it haunts my nights
Got me second-guessing what feels right
[Outro]
Remember when touch was free?
Before the world got sick of me
Now every brush feels like gold
In this new world that's grown so cold
Phantom touch...