[Verse 1:]
The steps on the stairs
Aren't really there
Feel like there's someone watching me
Shadows on the wall
Whispers down the hall
When I look theres nothing to see
You say that you let her go
Turn the page and closed the door
Can't get inside your head
'cause when I try, she's there instead
[Chorus:]
I can't compete with a memory
How can I fight with someone that I can't see?
Theres two of us but it feels like three
I wish her ghost would just let us be
Boy your everything I ever wanted
But I got to let you go 'cause this love is...
Haunted
Haunted
[Verse 2:]
You say that shes gone
That you've moved on
so why do I feel her eyes on me
Invisible chains keep us in pain
Won't you please tell her set you free?
Sometimes when you look past me
Your eyes see someone I can't see
So I've given up this war
'cause I can't fight it anymore
[Chorus:]
I can't compete with a memory
How can I fight with someone that I can't see?
Theres two of us but it feels like three
I wish her ghost would just let us be
Boy your everything I ever wanted
But I got to let you go 'cause this love is...
Haunted
Haunted
[Bridge:]
Wish I could cast a spell to make her spirit leave
The walls close and then its so damn hard to breath
[Spoken Whisper:] There is nothing I could do about it...
[Chorus:]
I can't compete with a memory
How can I fight with someone that I can't see?
Theres two of us but it feels like three
I wish her ghost would just let us be
Boy your everything I ever wanted
But I got to let you go 'cause this love is...
Haunted
Haunted...
Haunted
Haunted
I don't want to fight anymore
Someone is walking out that door...
Haunted
Haunted...
The steps on the stairs
Aren't really there
Feel like there's someone watching me
Shadows on the wall
Whispers down the hall
When I look theres nothing to see
You say that you let her go
Turn the page and closed the door
Can't get inside your head
'cause when I try, she's there instead
I can't compete with a memory
How can I fight with someone that I can't see?
Theres two of us but it feels like three
I wish her ghost would just let us be
Boy your everything I ever wanted
But I got to let you go 'cause this love is...
Haunted
Haunted
You say that shes gone
That you've moved on
so why do I feel her eyes on me
Invisible chains keep us in pain
Won't you please tell her set you free?
Sometimes when you look past me
Your eyes see someone I can't see
So I've given up this war
'cause I can't fight it anymore
I can't compete with a memory
How can I fight with someone that I can't see?
Theres two of us but it feels like three
I wish her ghost would just let us be
Boy your everything I ever wanted
But I got to let you go 'cause this love is...
Haunted
Haunted
Wish I could cast a spell to make her spirit leave
The walls close and then its so damn hard to breath
I can't compete with a memory
How can I fight with someone that I can't see?
Theres two of us but it feels like three
I wish her ghost would just let us be
Boy your everything I ever wanted
But I got to let you go 'cause this love is...
Haunted
Haunted...
Haunted
Someone is walking out that door...
Haunted...
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She feels her lover might not have let his ex go; that he still thinks about her.
THIS IS A BONUS JAPAN TRACK :)
i agreee, its such an emotional song, i lovee it. Luckily i haven't been in this situation coz by what rihannas saying, it sounds pretty painful.
I personally feel like this song is about a couple where the man's old lover has died.
"I can't compete with a memory How can I fight with someone that I can't see? There's two of us but it feels like three I wish her ghost would just let us be Boy you're everything I ever wanted But I got to let you go 'cause this love is Haunted"
Really makes me feel like the 'other woman' that Rihanna is referring to is dead, which may be why the man has such trouble letting go of her.