[Intro - Instrumental] [guitars circle a crooked clean riff, drums come in loose, bass trails behind] [Verse 1] The kitchen sink has a crack that keeps catching the sponge Posters peel off the wall in a slow quiet fall Someone ran cheap holiday lights across the ceiling Half of them buzzing, half barely working at all The couch leans forward like it is tired of our weight Springs complain every time we stay up too late People squeeze in till the hallway disappears Your name is fading in the glass after all these years [Hook] House that shakes, house that screams Holding the weight of our half priced dreams House that shakes, house that sways If they tear it down, we will still stay for days House that shakes, house that sings Dust in the air like a crown of wings [Verse 2] The basement smells like wet concrete and wires Set list written on a crumpled flyer Songs crossed out where the marker bled through You say we will try them anyway, see what they do Someone tapes the mic with the last strip of gaff Kick drum wobbles on a folded pizza box half Your phone lights up with a call you let ring Out in the yard, orange survey tape tangles in everything [Instrumental Break] [guitars push the riff harder, drums shift to half time, bass hangs on the root, feedback starts to creep in] [Bridge] The bathroom door never shuts all the way Names layered on the paint like rings in a tree Somebody slept in the tub last winter Someone carved their band into the stair with a key You tell me you met your favorite person in this kitchen Over warm beer and a broken little speaker You tell me this is where your voice grew teeth Where you learned how loud you could be [Hook - Extended] House that shakes, house that screams (oh oh, do not forget this) Holding the weight of our half priced dreams House that shakes, house that sways (oh oh, keep it in your veins) If they tear it down, we will still stay for days House that shakes, house that sings Dust in the air like a crown of wings [Outro] [guitars ring on open chords, drums drop out, bass holds then stops] (breathe in) Lock the door when the last note falls (breathe out) Leave the echo here to rattle in the walls
