[Female – soft modern pop] I opened the windows wide this morning Let the cold air rush across the floor Swept the last of the fallen petals Tried to push the past out through the door But the moment I stepped back inside It was still there waiting in the quiet That heavy sweetness mixed with something darker Hanging in the corners like it owned the place [Male – entering with rock edge] You scrubbed the table, changed the water glass Lit a candle that burned too clean But the room refused to let it go Like it had learned the scent of what we’d been [Both] The room keeps the scent The room keeps the scent Long after the flowers are gone The room keeps the scent The room keeps the scent Of everything we couldn’t outrun [Female] I walked through every open doorway Tried to leave it in the hallway air But it followed me from room to room Settling soft into my hair You came home and paused at the threshold Took one breath and looked at me Neither of us mentioned what was missing But we both knew what we could still see [Male – full power] I wanted to burn the curtains down Rip the boards up from the floor Anything to clear the memory Of a love that stained us to the core [Both – explosive] The room keeps the scent The room keeps the scent Long after the flowers are gone The room keeps the scent The room keeps the scent Of everything we couldn’t outrun [Female – intimate bridge] At night when the house goes still I catch it strongest near the chair Where we used to sit and talk for hours Before the silence settled there [Male] I stand in the doorway longer now Breathing in what won’t leave Wondering if the walls will ever forget Or if this is just what we have to breathe [Both – final massive chorus] The room keeps the scent The room keeps the scent Long after the flowers are gone The room keeps the scent The room keeps the scent Of everything we couldn’t outrun The room keeps the scent Even when we try to start again The room keeps the scent And we live inside it [Outro – both voices fading] The room keeps the scent… (Still here) The room keeps the scent…
