[Verse 1] Light cut off in my room Blackout curtains, no moon I been staring at the wall Like it owes me something too Nightstand crowded with the proof Little bottles, bitter truth I keep reaching for those lies Like it’s all I know to do [Pre-Chorus] I hear him knock In the back of my skull Every locked-up room Gets loud when I’m alone I said “stop” But he wouldn’t let go I need something soft To turn off that storm [Chorus] Shut the door, shut the door I can’t take it anymore Shut the door, shut the door There’s a child in me that’s sore Calm me down, calm me down When the past comes crawling out Shut the door, shut the door I just need the dark right now [Verse 2] I know the glass won’t heal What memory revealed It just turns the volume down For a minute, for a while There’s a boy I left behind Frozen in that stolen time He still flinches at the thought He still cries inside my heart And the smile on my face It’s a mask, it’s a crack If I keep it all inside I might never make it back [Pre-Chorus] I hear it knock In the back of my skull Every locked-up room Gets loud when I’m alone [Chorus] Shut the door, shut the door I can’t take it anymore Shut the door, shut the door There’s a child in me that’s sore Calm me down, calm me down When the past comes beating loud Shut the door, shut the door I just need the dark right now [Bridge] If I tell the truth out loud Will somebody stay? Will somebody see my face And not look away? I don’t need another lie I need a hand to hold I need daylight in my chest I need a way home [Final Chorus] Shut the door, shut the door I can’t carry this no more Shut the door, shut the door I’m not made to fight this war Hold me down, hold me down Till the shaking settles down Shut the door, shut the door (Shut the door) “Shut that door!”
