Forty Pound Of Ghost / I can cut this /in works

ElvisNash

https://suno.com/song/8683cf61-03ee-40be-8067-36afb189ccad

Words By Suicide Elvis 

(Verse 1)

Yeah, I been worryin’ myself half to death,

Lost forty pounds and damn near lost my breath.

World got loud — money, fear, and noise,

And I forgot I was one of the wild boys.

I ain’t lookin’ for pity — I been through worse,

Just me and my shadow, tradin’ verse for verse.

The devil don’t fight fair, but neither do I,

And I still wake up — ain’t that somethin’? — still alive.

(Chorus)

Forty pounds of ghost, gone in the wind,

Carried all that weight, now I’m light again.

I ain’t fixed, but I ain’t broke,

Just breathin’ easy — forty pounds of ghost.

(Verse 2)

Doctor said I should take it slow,

But hell, I got songs that won’t let go.

I spent too long starin’ at the floor,

Now I’m back to knockin’ down heaven’s door.

You don’t get peace, you just get time,

To make somethin’ true and call it a rhyme.

And I ain’t scared of dyin’ no more —

Just scared of not livin’ like before.

(Chorus)

Forty pounds of ghost, gone in the wind,

Carried all that weight, now I’m light again.

Ain’t no saint, ain’t no joke,

Just me and my truth — forty pounds of ghost.

(Outro)

So here’s to the pain, and here’s to the fight,

Here’s to the days that stole my light.

If you’re still breathin’, you ain’t lost,

You just sheddin’ your skin — forty pounds of ghost.

bhengen

https://www.thesongwritersforum.com/vanilla/discussion/2155/forty-pound-of-ghost-i-can-cut-this-in-works

This is a great hook. "Forty pounds of ghost, gone in the wind, Carried all that weight, now I’m light again."

ElvisNash

The government should send million bucks to seniors instead of billions to the Zula Tribe and condoms

ElvisNash

I wrote “Forty Lbs of Ghost” in the thick of a four-month spiral, when depression and suicidal thoughts had me convinced there wasn’t a way out. It wasn’t planned or polished — it was a cry from somewhere raw and half-broken, just trying to get through another day. Every line came from that feeling of being trapped inside my own head, watching myself fade but still fighting to hold on. The song isn’t about hope so much as survival — yelling into the void because it’s all you can do, and somehow finding pride later just for having made it out alive.

RainyDayMan

Yeah that comes thru all right. Got a raw and real feel to it. Glad you're still with us to tell the tale!

ElvisNash

Well the government gave me 400 bucks today cuz I'm a Vet . So I don't hate the government today lol.

Mason Douglass my old friend has the the Suno melody , Nashville tracks will be made in my Key .

Nicky V is doing a acoustic version of Devil was a outlaw Jesus was a saint .

So Suno is good for what I want to record myself , A producers dream instead of listening to old records for ideas

If AI cures Cancer , will all live to 100 years old.

bhengen

https://www.thesongwritersforum.com/vanilla/discussion/comment/16302#Comment_16302

If AI cures Cancer , will all live to 100 years old. <-- not if, but when :)

ElvisNash

Yup , but when