[Verse 1] I know the front door sticks The paint that peels like skin Your coat on the stair rail Your keys in the bowl again I trace the crack in the wall This room that holds its breath I can walk it blindfolded I can walk it in my sleep [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t knock now I just let myself in I know what waits there I know where it begins [Chorus] If grief is a house, I know every floor (I know every floor) The creak in the hall The lock on the door (I know every floor) If grief is a house, I know every room (You know every room) I leave by the back But I come back too (We know every room) [Verse 2] There’s a chair by the window That still faces west There’s a dent in the pillow That never learned to rest You dust off all of the silence I stand in the rain We carry your name here Like fire in our veins [Pre-Chorus] And we don’t knock now We just let ourselves in We know what waits there We know where it begins [Chorus] If grief is a house, I know every floor (I know every floor) The creak in the hall The lock on the door (I know every floor) If grief is a house, you know every room (I know every room) You leave by the back But you come back too (We know every room) [Bridge] Sometimes you light one lamp Sometimes I let it glow Sometimes we swear we’re leaving Then we’re back at the door [Final Chorus] If grief is a house, I know every floor (You know every floor) The creak in the hall The lock on the door (We know every floor) If grief is a house, we know every room (We know every room) We leave by the back But we come back too (We know every room) I know every floor (You know every floor) I know every room (We know every room)
