[Verse 1] You keep a silver tray for every borrowed face Set out the good china, then rearrange the place You call it being careful when you measure every chair And leave one seat beneath the chandelier [Pre-Chorus] You know the little tremor in a stranger’s hand You know which word can make them understand You wear concern so clean it could be true Tell me, who taught the mirror how to look at you? [Chorus] You make a kingdom out of one raised brow Crown yourself with promises you don’t allow Everybody’s guilty, everybody’s blind But the room keeps turning when you change your mind You’re so beautifully certain With the door locked from inside [Verse 2] There’s a photograph with everyone erased Your thumb across the smiles, a thumbprint on the frame You say they left you wounded, say they never saw your worth While the flowers wilt beside the thank-you note [Pre-Chorus] You keep a list of mercies you performed A little ledger for the people you deformed You give forgiveness with a velvet knife Then ask why no one wants to stay for dinner tonight [Chorus] You make a kingdom out of one raised brow Crown yourself with promises you don’t allow Everybody’s guilty, everybody’s blind But the room keeps turning when you change your mind You’re so beautifully certain With the door locked from inside [Bridge] When the applause goes missing, what remains? A careful little house with all the windows painted When nobody is watching, do you breathe? Or do you practice being someone they believe? [Breakdown] Say my name like an apology Say my name like you invented me Say my name, then turn the knife Tell me I’m the reason you survived [Final Chorus] You make a kingdom out of one raised brow Build the walls so high you can’t climb out Everybody’s guilty, everybody’s blind Still the room keeps turning when you change your mind You’re so beautifully certain Till the lock gives way inside [Outro] One seat beneath the chandelier One perfect face that never disappears
