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[Intro - Slow, detuned acoustic guitar picking and a low, mournful cello drone] [Verse 1 - Hushed, raspy, close to the mic] I buried my coat in the back of the closet Planted tomatoes where nothing should grow Learned how to breathe with the thermostat running Three summers deep from the timberline snow You leave the cabinet open behind you I trace the grain where the laminate splits Trying to fold something built for the mountain Into a kitchen where everything fits [Chorus - Heavy acoustic strumming and cello swell] Don't look at my hands when the light's coming down Don't ask what followed me into this town I traded the pack for a key on a string Now the blood in my ears wants to ruin everything [Verse 2 - Acoustic bass and brushed snare lock in] Dead yellow grass at the edge of the driveway Smoke in the screen from a country I left You pour the coffee and act like it's normal Like loving a stray isn't grand larceny theft I sleep on the edge so I don't burn the blanket Bite on my tongue till it tastes like a coin There's a voice in my ribs speaking somebody's language Calling me back to a war I won't join [Chorus - Rawer, voice straining at the edges] Don't look at my hands when the light's coming down Don't ask what followed me into this town I traded the pack for a key on a string Now the blood in my ears wants to ruin everything [Bridge - Cello and bass only, quiet and trembling, building slowly] Seven long nights with the wolves in the yard God, I worked so hard to be gentle I worked so hard to be yours... [Sudden heavy acoustic crash - raw, raspy screaming vocal] SO HOLD ME DOWN ON THE HARDWOOD FLOOR! BEFORE I TEAR THE HINGES OFF THE DOOR! LOOK IN THE GOLD AND TELL ME WHO YOU SEE! SWEAR TO GOD YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF ME! [Guitar & Cello Instrumental Break - Weeping, distorted acoustic lead] [Outro - Drop back to a whisper, just single guitar plucks] Close the cabinet, baby. Turn the air down low. I'm not going back to the snow. I'm not going back... [Final unresolved acoustic chord fades into room silence]