Lyrics by Maroé © 2026 I thought the place had been torn down. I thought the trees had swallowed the ground. But there it stands beyond the drive, with one lit window, though no one's inside. The front door sticks the way it did. The lock still turns. I step back in. A little shoe beside the stair, too small to fit the feet I wear. The hall smells faintly sweet and old. The clock is stopped. The air is cold. I touch the wall beside the frame two pencil marks, two dates, one name. You're late. I tell myself it's just the rain, the pipes, the wind inside the frame. But from the room beyond the wall, three little notes begin to fall. The house that knows my name still keeps the lights on in the rain. It holds its breath behind each door, as if it's heard my steps before. The house that knows my name has never learned to leave things changed. I came alone. I swear I came alone. So who's been laughing in my home? Come in. A second cup beside the sink. A second face beneath the ink of some old picture, scratched and worn one little hand, one ribbon torn. I lift the frame. The glass is cracked. A piece of something stares right back. Two shadows stand against the sun. I know the dress. I wore that one. Who's there? You know. The music starts. I know the tune. I knew it once. I know it soon before the notes can reach the end, my lips begin to hum again. The house that knows my name still keeps the lights on in the rain. It holds its breath behind each door, as if it's heard my steps before. The house that knows my name has never learned to leave things changed. I came alone. I swear I came alone. So who's been laughing in my home? There were two lines upon the wall. I traced them once. I can't recall who stood beside me, eye to eye, who waved goodbye, who stayed inside. You left the light on. I never knew which one was mine. I never asked. I never tried. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. The house that knows my name has kept a place for me the same. Two little shadows on the stair. One came home. The other stayed there. The house that knows my name still plays the tune we never changed. I came alone. I swear I came alone. You came home. Tick-tock. Tick-tock.
