[Verse 1] I count the plates inside the cupboard One, two, three, then hear your door You say my name like it's a question But I don't know what I'm hiding for The hallway keeps the grown-up thunder I fold my blanket to my chin Your voices climb above the ceiling I make myself a smaller thing [Pre-Chorus] Don't come in, don't come in I can hear the floorboards bend If I stay still, if I stay still Maybe this will find its end [Chorus] I'm just a kid I'm just a kid Don't make me choose which one to forgive I'm just a kid (kid) I'm just a kid Your war is too big for the room that I'm in [Verse 2] The little lamp beside my pillow Throws a yellow square across the wall I draw a house with every window Then leave no doorway there at all You slam the drawer, the picture trembles I hold my breath and watch it swing Tomorrow someone asks what happened I say, βNothing,β like a practiced thing [Pre-Chorus] Don't come in, don't come in I can hear the floorboards bend If I stay still, if I stay still Maybe this will find its end [Chorus] I'm just a kid I'm just a kid Don't make me choose which one to forgive I'm just a kid (kid) I'm just a kid Your war is too big for the room that I'm in [Bridge] If love is supposed to keep me safe Why does it sound like breaking plates? I need a hand that doesn't pull A quiet house, a room that's full [Final Chorus] I'm just a kid I'm just a kid Put down the words that cut when they hit I'm just a kid (kid) I'm just a kid I won't be the lock on the door you keep kicking in [Outro] I count the plates inside the cupboard One, two, threeβ¦ then morning comes
