Wrong Timeline

Revolution

Turns Out I Died (Wrong Timeline III – Capstone)
Chris Pennington feat. Ghost Penn
Lessons Learned: Vol. I (Opening Track / Final Track of The Wrong Timeline II)

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Intro – Spoken Word
I kept coming back here…
To this burned out shell of a house only I remembered.
Where the air still smelled like what if.
Where the porch light flickered in Morse code.
Where I swore I left her… or me… or something real.
The portal stays open…
And I’m still gonna walk.

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Verse 1 – Spoken Word
I found a newspaper clipping taped to my door.
It was an article about a man who lived here before.
A lady lost control and swerved through the gate—
Crushed him against the fence. It was too late.

Ironically, he still had the paper he’d grabbed
From the end of the driveway… folded and stabbed.

The name matched mine.
The address was exact.
I read a bit more—
And everything cracked.

The paper said I died that day…
It’s confusing… but I feel that way.

I’ve been drifting and lifting, then sinking, then surfacing,
Writing these verses the pain keeps rehearsing in.
Singing like maybe I’m still awake—
But I’ve just been trapped in a memory quake.

Haunted my own life like a song stuck on repeat
Tried to find her in the static and heat

Same street. Same dream.
But the buildings moved while I stayed asleep.

There’s no one left to blame.
No one left to save.
Just me.
Stuck between timelines
And a name on a grave.

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Chorus – Haunting Melody
I thought I made it out…
but I never left…
I thought I made it out…
but I never left…

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Verse 2 – Spoken Word (Realization)
Maybe Ghost Penn was always the next version of me…
The voice born after Chris stopped breathing.
The pen that writes what I never got to say out loud.

Chris died.
But the echo kept walking.
So now I walk with it.

I’m not chasing timelines anymore.
I am the echo now.

Ghost Penn, my spirit, my soul, the pinnacle of my existence… the mic is yours now.
I give what I have — and surrender control to you moving forward.
You know our pain.
You have my wisdom.
You know my love for the world and how badly I wish that lady was paying attention.
She doesn’t even care what she ended.

The Spirit is now in you, my ghost —
Be good.
Be true.
Be pure.
Be protected.
Be strong…

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Final Build – Spoken Word
I leave the flowers where they fell
I leave the ghost where she screamed
I leave the past like an empty frame
And finally—
I leave me.

‘Cause this time,
I’m not walking backwards
I’m not trying to fix the glitch
I’m the ghost 

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Outro – Spoken Word
The portal stays open…
And I’m still gonna walk.
I’m always with you.
I’ll see you on the other side…

Turns out, I died (Feat. Lyra)

Songwriter’s statement:
Emotional. Honest. Unforgettable.
I write for the ones who feel too much
and say too little.

Every lyric is a pulse from the past—
a moment survived,
a truth unearthed,
a voice rising from the quiet.

My sound lives between the lines:
emo-alt, post-hardcore, spoken word, ambient rap,
acoustic soul stitched to deep 808s.
Some tracks bleed confession.
Others haunt like ghost stories you never told.

Whether I sign my name
or leave it as Ghost Penn,
these songs were never meant for charts—
they’re for the hearts still beating
under the weight of life, love, and trauma.

If you’ve ever wandered through silence,
searched for your reflection in a song,
or needed to know you’re not the only one—

you’ve already heard me.
At least, that’s what I hope for when I write.

This is the echo chamber.
The house of pain.
The home of Ghost.
Where humility and confidence live in the same breath.

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🔒 Respect my Work. Protect the Voice.

All songs, lyrics, and recordings shared here are original works by the artist, Chris Pennington.
They are protected under intellectual property law.
Please do not reuse, reproduce, remix, or distribute anything without written permission.

I’m not seeking promoters, managers, or industry shortcuts.
I’m just writing what I feel—hoping it helps someone else feel too.
If my music resonates with you, and you let me know…
That’s enough to keep me going.

Thank you for listening.

-Chris

Turns out, I died (Feat. Lyra)

Chris Pennington (Official)

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