[intro] [Verse] I’m standing in the hallway where I grew up tall The carpet’s got a pattern that I don’t recall My bedroom door is open but the light is blue I’m looking at the mirror but I don't see you The kitchen smells like coffee and a ghost of dust I’m touching all the handles just to feel the rust The ceiling’s getting lower every breath I take It’s a replica of home that I forgot to break [Hook] Tell me why the walls are breathing Tell me why I’m never leaving [Chorus] I’m a stranger in the house I used to own My heart is heavy like a sinking stone I’m a stranger in the house I used to own I’m picking up a disconnected phone I’m a stranger in the house I used to own Wandering the hallways all alone I’m a stranger in the house I used to own The cold is settling inside my bone [instrumental break] [Verse] The driveway has the cracks I used to count for fun But now they look like veins beneath a dying sun I know the way to town, I know the street by name But every single shadow doesn't look the same My keys still fit the lock but they won’t turn the bolt My body’s giving off a quiet electric jolt I’m walking through the garden in the pouring rain Trying to remember how to feel the pain [Hook] Tell me why the walls are breathing Tell me why I’m never leaving [Chorus] I’m a stranger in the house I used to own My heart is heavy like a sinking stone I’m a stranger in the house I used to own I’m picking up a disconnected phone I’m a stranger in the house I used to own Wandering the hallways all alone I’m a stranger in the house I used to own The cold is settling inside my bone [Instrumental bassdrop breakdown] [Bridge] It’s a map with no ink It’s a ship that won’t sink I’m right on the brink Don’t blink [Hook] Tell me why the walls are breathing Tell me why I’m never leaving [Chorus] I’m a stranger in the house I used to own My heart is heavy like a sinking stone I’m a stranger in the house I used to own I’m picking up a disconnected phone I’m a stranger in the house I used to own Wandering the hallways all alone I’m a stranger in the house I used to own The cold is settling inside my bone [end]
