[Verse 1] You left the key beneath the stair The lock was warm; the hall was bare I heard your steps above my room Though dust had sealed the upstairs door [Pre-Chorus] The walls keep count of every name The mirror mouths mine just the same I hold my breath; it holds it too Whatever waits here learned from you [Chorus] Don’t come back through that door I can hear you on the floor One slow step, then nothing there Your cold hand combing through my hair Don’t come back, don’t come back I still hear you in the walls [Verse 2] At dawn, the kettle clicked on twice A cup was set beside the ice Your coat still hangs where no one goes Its sleeves are dripping though it never snows [Pre-Chorus] The walls keep count of every name The mirror mouths mine just the same I turn away; it turns with me And smiles at what I cannot see [Chorus] Don’t come back through that door I can hear you on the floor One slow step, then nothing there Your cold hand combing through my hair Don’t come back, don’t come back I still hear you in the walls
