[Verse 1] She keeps a room by the door In case the old world comes back One eye on the hallway One paw ready to pack The bowl is full, the blanket's warm But fear has a long memory So we sit on the kitchen floor And let her come to see [Pre-Chorus] Nobody says be brave Nobody pulls the leash We just leave the porch light burning Like a moon within her reach [Chorus] There is a room by the door And the door don't lock anymore There is a name in the air That was never there before If you shake through the night We'll be quiet, we'll be sure Love is not a cage with softer walls Love is a room by the door [Verse 2] Fifteen hundred little hearts Learning grass from glass Learning hands can open worlds And let the thunder pass Some came flying, some came rolling Down the county line Every mile a question mark Every mile more kind [Pre-Chorus] Nobody says forget Nobody asks for trust We just put our voices lower Till the old alarms turn dust [Chorus] There is a room by the door And the door don't lock anymore There is a name in the air That was never there before If you shake through the night We'll be quiet, we'll be sure Love is not a cage with softer walls Love is a room by the door [Bridge] First she drinks when no one's looking First she sleeps against the wall First she dreams without running First she doesn't run at all Then one morning in the sunlight A small tail starts to drum Like a song from under rubble Like the afterlife has come [Final Chorus] There is a room by the door And the door don't lock anymore There is a name in the air That was never there before If you shake through the night We'll be quiet, we'll be sure You are not what they used you for You are wanted, you are warm Love is not a cage with softer walls Love is a room by the door [Outro] Sleep now, little runner The house is yours
