[Intro] You stand beyond the doorway Counting every breath I take [Verse] Your coat is still on my chair Your keys are facedown by the sink We leave a careful inch between us So neither hand can make us blink [Pre-Chorus] Say nothing Stay there Let the silence choose [Chorus] I am angry in the quiet I am steel beneath the skin Keep your distance, keep your distance Or the room will close us in [Verse] The kettle clicks and no one moves A red mark dries along the wall You ask me if I’m finished I say I haven’t started at all [Bridge] No—don’t come closer Don’t make me name the thing That has been waiting in my mouth With all its teeth [Chorus] I am angry in the quiet I am steel beneath the skin Keep your distance, keep your distance Or the room will close us in [Outro] You stand beyond the doorway I turn the handle slow Neither of us crosses Neither of us lets go
