[Verse 1] There’s a hallway in my head that wasn’t there before A little house of locked-up rooms behind a stubborn door I keep the lights on with the names I wish I’d never said The floorboards know the weight of every version of regret [Pre-Chorus] Something knocks beneath the stairs I know that sound, I put it there [Chorus] This house is mine, these shadows know my name Guilt in the wallpaper, shame inside the frame I walk the rooms and leave the doors ajar The dark can stay, but it don’t own my heart [Verse 2] The kitchen clock runs backward when I’m trying to sleep The mirror keeps a little list of promises I couldn’t keep I hear the old floor creak; I don’t pretend it’s someone new I set a chair beside the ghost and let it tell the truth [Pre-Chorus] Something knocks beneath the stairs I hear it now; I’m staying here [Chorus] This house is mine, these shadows know my name Guilt in the wallpaper, shame inside the frame I walk the rooms and leave the doors ajar The dark can stay, but it don’t own my heart [Outro] One window open. Morning gets in.
