You left the ballroom key beneath a chipped blue plate The curtains held their breath; the clock had stopped at eight I swept the broken glass into a silver line And found your old red ribbon tangled round the twine The floorboards tilt, the chandeliers complain I set the table for the hurricane So come on, ruin this room with me Kick up the dust where the roses used to be If the roof gives way, let it open wide I have a heart that can laugh inside Come on, ruin this room with me The wallpaper peeled like maps of vanished lands I found your paper crown and wore it on my hands The cracked piano gave one stubborn, crooked chord I answered with a shout that shook the silverware The floorboards tilt, the chandeliers complain I set the table for the hurricane So come on, ruin this room with me Kick up the dust where the roses used to be If the roof gives way, let it open wide I have a heart that can laugh inside Come on, ruin this room with me Then everything turned light as a paper moon Three quick steps and the walls made room We spun through the wreckage, heel to toe You grinned like we had nowhere else to go So come on, ruin this room with me Kick up the dust where the roses used to be If the roof gives way, let it open wide I have a heart that can laugh inside Come on, ruin this room with me We are still here, and the house can see The key stays warm in my open hand We leave our footprints where the roses ran
