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Lauv

ghosts

Release date: 27th February 2026

From songs i couldn't forget - EP
Track 2
2:32
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'ghosts' by Lauv is a pop track from 'songs i couldn't forget - EP', released in 2026. The lyrics sketch a tense, haunted drift through corridors, where someone is pursued one by one and the question of selfhood curdles into fear, uncertainty, and regret. A line asks how long he can keep something contained, then reframes the familiar into the wrong, with the narrator admitting that he cannot be anyone else, only settle for what comes after the loss. The overall mood feels anxious and self-questioning, with dread closing in as night falls.

"ghosts" is a track by Lauv, from the album songs i couldn't forget - EP, released 27th February 2026. The track is 2:32 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 12 articles about Lauv.

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Lauv

Lauv

Lyrics

ghosts

How long can he hold it in?
One by one, they follow him
Down the hallway, through the double doors

Gone is the boy who was lost in the light
Now he's afraid of his shadow at night
Used to be good, but now he's just not sure

If I could, I would be somebody else
But I can't, so I guess I'm
Stuck in this body, sipping Bacardi alone

Oh, that last line was a joke
'Cause I'm not really the type for a round, though
Still, I'm stuck in this body, living with all of these ghosts

And I guess that's what I asked for
I guess that's what I asked for

Steal the moment from her lips
Pull her in, then pull her closer
Maybe this time, you'll find some confidence, mm

He was alone, and she was the reason
He didn't have to be for the evening
Trying to make love, but it don't make sense

If I could, I would be somebody else
But I can't, so I guess I'm
Stuck in this body, sipping Bacardi alone

Oh, that last line was a joke
'Cause I'm not really the type for a round, though
Still, I'm stuck in this body, living with all of these ghosts

And I guess that's what I asked for
I guess that's what I asked for
I guess that's what I asked for
I guess that's what I asked for

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2:322026
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songs i couldn't forget - EP
songs i couldn't forget - EP
Lauv
27th February 2026
Track number
2
Release year
2026
  1. 1fake it
    3:01
  2. 2ghosts
    2:32
  3. 3insecure
    3:31
  4. 4mariah
    2:49

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