(spoken:ok… so) [Verse 1] Light cut off in my room Blackout curtains to sooth I been staring at the wall Like it owes me something too Nightstand crowded with proof Little bottles, bitter truth I keep reaching for those lies But no one hears what I do [Pre-Chorus] I hear a knock In the back of my skull Every locked-up room Gets loud when alone I said “stop” But he wouldn’t let go I need something strong To turn off that storm [Chorus] Shut the door, shut the door I can’t take it anymore Shut the door, shut the door It’s the child in me that’s sore Calm him down, calm him down When the past comes beating loud Shut the door, shut the door I just need the dark right now (spoken:this is hard) [Verse 2] I know the glass won’t heal All the memories revealed Yet it 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 sound He’ still crying in my heart And the smile on my face It’s a mask, it’s a crack If I keep it all inside I won’t come back [Pre-Chorus] That fucking knock In the back of my skull Every locked-up room Gets loud when I’m alone [Chorus] (Spoken:sorry…), shut the door I can’t take it anymore Shut the door, shut the door It’s the boy in me that’s sore I will not, let him down When the past comes beating loud Shut the door, shut the door We 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 a sweeter lie I need a hand to hold I need daylight in my chest I just want 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 build to fight this war Hold me down, hold me down Till the shaking settles down Shut the door, shut the door Let the dark lie just a little more (Spoken:please… shut the door) [back vocals only] (Spoken,crying: I just… can’t.)
