[keys jingling, door creaking open] Honey, I'm home! Did you miss me? Of course you did— You can't stop thinking about me [VERSE 1] I moved into your hippocampus back in May Didn't knock, didn't sign, just claimed my stay Vaulted ceilings in your panic, crown molding on your spine It's all mine. Hung my portrait where your peace of mind used to hang Hung my portrait where your self-esteem used to hang Hung my portrait where Jesus used to hang— and unwind—it clashed with my design Threw your confidence away—it was kind of gay... It'll be fine (hahaha) Every room is mine, mine, mine [PRE-CHORUS] And you can't evict what you invited in Can't exorcise the ghost that wears your skin I've got squatter's rights to every single thought you think So pour yourself a drink— Oh wait, I finished it [CHORUS] I'm living RENT-FREE, baby! (Rent-free!) Welcome home, welcome home to me! I'm living RENT-FREE, honey! (Rent-free!) I'm the tenant and the landlord of your misery! Every nightmare's got my furniture Every good day, I'm there to furnish hurt I'm living RENT-FREE! And I'm never, never, never moving out! Welcome home! WELCOME HOME! [POST-CHORUS] Knock-knock, who's there? It's me, everywhere! Knock-knock, who's there? Check under the stairs! Knock-knock— (I'm already inside) [VERSE 2] Your new girl says you wake up screaming something sweet She thinks it's just a nightmare—baby, that's just me Stopping by at 3 AM to rearrange the sheets Of your subconscious, darling, isn't it a treat? I installed myself in places you can't reach Crawlspace of your cortex, attic of your grief You built a house inside your head to keep me out But I was already here— I picked the lock before you even drew the blueprint, love [PRE-CHORUS – DARKER] You thought you'd heal? That's fucking cute You thought you'd forget? Not with me in pursuit You thought you'd heal? That's adorable You thought you'd forget? That's deplorable I've made myself eternal In the wreckage of in your journal— Rent due in tears, overdue [DOUBLE CHORUS] I'm living RENT-FREE, baby! (Rent-free!) Welcome home, welcome home to me! I'm living RENT-FREE, honey! (Rent-free!) I'm the mold behind your walls of memory! I'm the mold inside your walls of memory! Every flashback smells my perfume, sensory Every flashback's got my fingerprints Every time you flinch, that's my influence I'm living RENT-FREE! And the lease is for forever, read the fine print! Welcome home! WELCOME HOME! [BRIDGE] Shh, baby, listen… It's crowded in here with all my things My moods in every drawer My moods, my needs, my everything My name on every floor But you're never alone now Never truly alone You've got me In every corner In every pause In every almost-happy moment I'm the "but" I'm the "except" I'm the hesitation in your breath The "almost" before your death I'm the reason you can't quite— Can't quite— CAN'T QUITE LET GO— CAN'T QUITE— [FINAL CHORUS – NUCLEAR MASH] I'M LIVING RENT-FREE, BABY! (RENT-FREE!) I AM HOME, I AM HOME, I'M ME! I'M LIVING RENT-FREE, HONEY! (RENT-FREE!) I'M THE FOUNDATION AND THE TERMITES, DON'T YOU SEE? Every happy ending has my name carved through Every happy ending has my name scratched through! Every future you picture—I'm already in the room Every future you imagine, I'm there too! I'M LIVING RENT-FREE! And the sickest part? The beautiful part? The gorgeous part? The perfect part? You still say my name when you come You still leave the light on— Just in case I want to find my way back to your heart! [OUTRO] [door locks clicking, keys dropped in bowl] Oh, this is nice I could stay here forever Thanks for having me Thanks for still having me You never changed the locks You didn't even know you gave me keys But I've had copies since we met You never really wanted to Isn't that romantic? Sweet dreams, landlord This is home Home.ykj
