Ghosts in Empty Houses

in this country at any given time
 there are two million empty houses
 and one of them once was mine
 there were twelve million spirits drifting
 in twelve million empty rooms
 waving their ghostly arms at the stars
 and howling sad songs by the light of a crescent moon
 yeah they claw at the air and they scream
 but they don't make a sound
 should've exercised the demons and their secrets
 while they were 'round
 don't you think it's funny how quickly things can turn around
 all our lives are drifting like ghosts inside and empty house
 everything is falling to pieces and its just as well
 because every little piece of heaven brings a little piece of hell
 in my darkest hour when death is knocking at my door
 i can feel the tug of a thousand fingers
 but what are the ghosts here for
 they say:
 beware, be wary
 of secrets that you may keep
 cause if they're any indication of what sorrow brings you
 then don't take your demons to sleep
 and if you take a little time
 to think about yourself
 you just might find that the
 direction that you're headed is closer to hell
 don't you think it's funny how quickly things can turn around
 all our lives are drifting like ghosts inside and empty house
 everything is falling to pieces and its just as well
 cause every little piece of heaven brings a little piece of hell
 so you might find yourself drifting
 like a ghosts inside empty house after empty house
 looking for someone but lately finding not a soul to tell