[Verse 1] Found a place above the laundromat, Cheap enough to breathe. Fresh coat of paint on tired plaster, Keys already on the sleeve. He smiled like every promise Came with strings too small to see. Said, “You’ll hardly know I’m here.” Funny thing to say to me. [Verse 2] Floorboards spoke in Morse code, The vents carried every sigh. Pictures shifted by an inch or two Whenever I’d walk by. Then strangers started quoting Conversations from my room. Like my ceiling had a memory, Like my shadows learned to bloom. [Pre-Chorus] Every lock has two directions. Every eye can hide in glass. [Chorus] Who put my life behind a paywall? Who sold my silence by the frame? There’s a stranger counting heartbeats Like they’re numbers in a game. He says, “Keep paying if you want them gone.” I say, “You’ve got the wrong soul.” You can steal my privacy, But you don’t get to own me whole. [Verse 3] The neighbors keep their curtains shut. Nobody asks why. His grin gets wider every week, His rent receipts run dry. He bargains like a carnival, Every secret has a fee. But fear is just a hallway With another door to leave. [Bridge] I packed before the sunrise. Took nothing but my name. Some houses keep your echoes. Some deserve the flames… Of every light turned on. [Chorus] Let the cameras watch an empty room. (Empty room) Let the hard drives fill with dust. (Empty room) The story ends where I decide, Not where he adjusts. (Empty room) Every wall comes down someday. Every mask slips free. (Empty room) He collected little fragments. He never captured me. [Outro] The key’s still on the counter. The lease is in the rain. Some landlords rent you shelter. Some just lease your pain.
