Home should feel different But I still sleep like I'm waiting One sound from the hallway And I'm already awake Doors get checked twice Windows become positions Crowds turn into exits Silence turns suspicious You brought it back with you You know you did Nine months waiting for the next one Nine months learning not to rest Now there's nothing falling from the sky So why can't I unclench my chest? I made it home But something followed Buried deep where no one sees I hear it breathing in the quiet Speaking like it sounds like me I made it home At least that's what they tell me But I don't know what that means When the war is gone And something's still here Hidden underneath Don't sit with your back to the doorway Don't trust a room you haven't cleared Don't let them see your hands shaking Don't give a name to what you fear They say you're safe now They say it's over They weren't there They don't know You survived because you listened So keep listening Every shadow has a purpose Every sound could be the one You learned to live expecting death Why would that stop because you're home? I made it home But something followed Buried deep where no one sees I hear it breathing in the quiet Speaking like it sounds like me I made it home At least that's what they tell me But I don't know what that means When the war is gone And something's still here Hidden underneath CHECK THE LOCKS WATCH THE DOOR YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU IGNORE DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES DON'T LET IT GO I KEPT YOU ALIVE I'M ALL YOU KNOW Maybe this isn't who I am Maybe I just learned it well But when the voice comes from inside It's hard to tell I made it home But something followed And it's wearing my memories I hear it breathing in the quiet Still speaking like it sounds like me I made it home But I haven't left there Not completely, not yet The sky is clear The room is quiet And I'm still waiting for what's next You brought me home.
