[Intro] I used to think a house was just a place... Four walls, a door, and somewhere to escape. But then you came along. [Verse 1] Two sets of shoes beside the door, A sound I never heard before. A kettle singing in the night, A second cup beneath the light. I learned the shape of quiet rooms, The way that silence sometimes wounds. But now there's laughter down the hall, And somehow it changes it all. [Pre-Chorus] I've held the winter in my hand, Watched fire turn the world to sand. But there's a warmth I never knew, In ordinary days with you. [Chorus] And I don't know when it happened, When the silence felt like home. When I stopped expecting empty rooms, And started hoping you'd come home. I've known the cold, I've known the flame, I've carried both beneath my name. But nothing ever felt like this, The warmth between us... just existing. [Verse 2] You left your favourite mug by mine, I moved it once, then changed my mind. You laugh at things I say too straight, And somehow now I hesitate. I make enough for two each night, Leave on the little kitchen light. I tell myself it's just routine, But you are in the smallest things. [Pre-Chorus] I used to think that love was loud, A promise spoken to a crowd. But maybe it's a quieter art, A place to rest an open heart. [Chorus] And I don't know when it happened, When the silence felt like home. When I stopped expecting empty rooms, And started hoping you'd come home. I've known the cold, I've known the flame, I've carried both beneath my name. But nothing ever felt like this, The warmth between us... just existing. [Bridge] They told me that the repairs are done, Your old apartment's good as new. I should be happy you're going home, So why's the room still full of you? Your empty chair, your favourite tea, The little things you leave with me. I never learned to ask someone to stay, I only learned to watch them walk away. [Pause] But I don't want to. Not this time. [Final Chorus] And now I know when it happened, When this house became a home. It wasn't walls or windows, It was knowing I'm not alone. I've known the cold, I've known the flame, But I don't have to live that way. And if you ever wanted to, There's room for all your dreams here too. I don't need perfect words tonight, Just your shoes beside mine. And if you ask me what I'd choose... I'd choose this life. I'd choose you. [Outro] The kettle's singing in the night, Two cups beneath the kitchen light. I used to think a house was just a place... Now I know. It's you.
