[Verse 1] I saw him standing on the corner street A worn out suit and tired gait I recognized the rhythm of his feet The scar above his eye was gone The life I dodged was hanging on He was me, but weaker at the core The path I chose not to explore

[Chorus] They are the ghosts of roads not taken Prototypes I left behind A timeline that was slowly breaking The failures haunting my own mind

[Verse 2] He wore my coat, but his jaw was weak His hand was clean, he didn't fight He had the wisdom that I seek But lacked the fire to make it right I checked my palm for the familiar flaw The proof I went too far Their eyes hold every fatal slip A permanent shadow on my lip

[Chorus] They are the ghosts of roads not taken Prototypes I left behind A timeline that was slowly breaking The failures haunting my own mind

[Verse 3] I nod to the one with broken teeth The one who chose the easy sheath They are the map of what not to be And I'm their lucky memory They wait across the line I drew The versions of me that didn't go through I am the winner of the universal race But I can't shake the doubt in their face

[Final Chorus] (Variation) They are the ghosts of roads not taken Prototypes I left behind A timeline that was slowly breaking But who's to say which one of us is free? And what if I am the failure to them?