[Intro] The house keeps count of every breath One, two, three—then nothing left [Verse 1] An old red door leans off its frame Rain has polished every nail A child’s chair faces the wall Though no child lives here at all Upstairs, a basin fills with dust A wedding ring has turned to rust The portrait wears a stranger’s face And something kneels behind the lace [Pre-Chorus] I heard your footsteps under mine I felt the floorboards change their mind [Chorus] DON’T TURN AROUND THE ROOM KNOWS YOUR NAME DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES THE DARK WILL REMAIN I buried the key beneath the stone But the house unlocked itself alone DON’T TURN AROUND YOU’RE NOT ALONE [Verse 2] Black water crawls beneath the stairs A woman hums inside the walls Her silver hair drags through the hall Her hands are cold, but mine are warm She calls me by my mother’s name Then asks me why I came The clock has stopped at half past four Yet every bell rings from the floor [Pre-Chorus] The ceiling bends above my head The living room is breathing dead [Chorus] DON’T TURN AROUND THE ROOM KNOWS YOUR NAME DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES THE DARK WILL REMAIN I buried the key beneath the stone But the house unlocked itself alone DON’T TURN AROUND YOU’RE NOT ALONE [Bridge] [Harsh vocals] Old woman, open up the door Tell me what you waited for [Clean female vocal] I waited where the candles died I kept your little voice inside [Harsh vocals] Old woman, leave me be [Clean female vocal] You brought the house back home with thee [Breakdown] The walls are teeth The floor is skin The house is hungry Let me in [Final Chorus] DON’T TURN AROUND THE ROOM KNOWS YOUR NAME DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES THE DARK WILL REMAIN No grave can hold what I have known No prayer can make this house my own DON’T TURN AROUND YOU’RE NOT ALONE [Outro] One, two, three—your breath is gone The house keeps counting All night long...... aaaaaaaaa..... [Fade instrumental outro]
