[Verse 1] I built a hallway out of every almost-sorry, where the wallpaper repeats what I couldn’t say. There’s a door that sticks on the year I left you waiting, and a little red light that won’t turn away. [Pre-Chorus] Floorboards count the things I hide, all the rooms are built inside. [Chorus] This house in my head keeps all the lights on, regret in the rafters, shame in the walls. I hear my own footsteps running from the old ones— I open the windows, but the night still calls. [Verse 2] Guilt keeps a key underneath the kitchen table, lets itself in when I’m trying to sleep. I don’t have to burn the whole place down to leave it; I can walk through the door I was scared to keep. [Chorus] This house in my head keeps all the lights on, regret in the rafters, shame in the walls. I hear my own footsteps running from the old ones— I open the windows, and let morning crawl. [Bridge] One room, one breath, I name what I did. The lock turns soft. The door gives in. [Final Chorus] This house in my head can lose its lights now, regret in the rafters, shame in the walls. I step through the doorway, carrying the truth out— behind me, the house is only a house. [Outro] Only a house. Only a house.
