Strophe 1 Keep the room turning I know the trick I count your footsteps Then lose the count You say my name Like checking a switch I answer too late I answer too loud [Vorrefrain] A pause in your breathing Your eyes on the floor You know what I'll tell you You've heard it before Refrain Keep the room turning Keep the room turning I can't get out I won't slow down Keep the room turning Keep the room turning You hold the pattern I keep coming round Every time you let go I pull us back in The moment it's over I start it again Strophe 2 My hands know the shortcut My head takes the long way You're watching me circle As if I might stop I tell you I'm steady Then grip the same thought You ask if I mean it I say, "Ask again" [Vorrefrain] The distance between us Is hardly a step I could move closer I circle instead Refrain Keep the room turning Keep the room turning I can't get out I won't slow down Keep the room turning Keep the room turning You hold the pattern I keep coming round Every time you let go I pull us back in The moment it's over I start it again [Zwischenspiel] Don't fix me Not yet I like the moment Before I admit That I've been repeating The thing I deny You get so patient I almost get wise Your silence is different You won't ask again I know where the door is I know I've locked us in You reach for the handle And don't look at me For once there's no question For once I don't speak [Schlussrefrain] Keep the room turning Keep the room turning The door swings wide I don't step out Keep the room turning Keep the room turning You break the pattern I keep coming round This time you let go I don't pull you in The room keeps on turning Long after you've gone Outro Keep the room turning Keep the room turning You don't have to stay Keep the room turning I wish you'd stayed.
