Turn the Lock

[Verse 1] You leave the kettle by the sink A chipped blue cup, a missing handle I read the note beside the door Three crooked words beneath the candle [Pre-Chorus] The hallway clock refuses sleep Its red hand cuts the plaster deep [Chorus] Turn the lock, turn the lock Keep your name outside Turn the lock, turn the lock There is nowhere left to hide [Verse 2] The landlord painted over dates But damp still blooms above the stairwell Your old coat hangs behind the chair Holding the shape of someone elsewhere [Pre-Chorus] The pipes knock hard inside the wall One more night before they fall [Chorus] Turn the lock, turn the lock Keep your name outside Turn the lock, turn the lock There is nowhere left to hide [Bridge] No telephone, no final call Just dust collecting in the hall I count the keys against my palm And choose the door that does no harm [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] Turn the lock, turn the lock Keep your name outside Turn the lock, turn the lock There is nowhere left to hide Turn the lock, turn the lock Let the old room lose its claim Turn the lock, turn the lock Walk away without your name [Outro] The kettle cools beside the sink The morning finds the missing handle