Cinder Motel

[Verse 1] You left your key in the bowl By the chipped green ashtray I saw your coat on the chair Like it paid rent here The sink kept ticking all night I let it I let it talk I made a list for the day Then I tore it in half Same old weather in my chest Same old dust in the glass [Pre-Chorus] And I’m not mad I’m just tired I stand here Watch it dry [Chorus] Cinder motel Cinder motel I know this smell I know this smell Cinder motel Cinder motel Stay if you want Stay if you want [Verse 2] Your lipstick mark on the cup Goes pale in the morning I move it two inches left Like that fixes something The phone sits heavy and dead On the low table I check it Then I don’t A train groans far past here Through the back of my head I count the cracks in the wall Just to stay awake [Pre-Chorus] And I’m not mad I’m just spent You come and go Like smoke in the vent [Chorus] Cinder motel Cinder motel I know this smell I know this smell Cinder motel Cinder motel Stay if you want Stay if you want [Bridge] I can hear the hallway Breathing through the door I can hear the neighbor’s TV Fighting with the floor Say it plain Or don’t I’ve got time I’ve got none [Final Chorus] Cinder motel Cinder motel I know this smell I know this smell Cinder motel Cinder motel Stay if you want Stay if you want Cinder motel Cinder motel I’ll leave the key I’ll leave the key