[Intro] (Instrumental: muted picked guitar, lo fi drum groove, bass slowly building) [Verse 1] I have lived in seven different rooms this year Every window with a slightly different fear Peeling paint and secondhand silverware Box as a table, mismatched chair Neighbors arguing through paper walls Names I forget, just footsteps in the hall [Verse 2] Keep my clothes in suitcases along the floor Leave the tags on keys I do not use anymore Plants keep dying every time I move Maybe roots are something I still have to prove You said one day I would want to stay But the lease runs out and I fade away [Chorus] I keep my life in cardboard kingdoms Stacked up high till they almost fall Tape and scribbles for a history Handle with care written down the wall Every goodbye sounds the same in the end I lose another version of myself again [Post-Chorus] Half packed, half gone Light swaying with no shade on Half packed, half gone I never stay long [Verse 3] I leave nails in every empty bedroom wall Little ghosts where crooked posters used to fall Coffee stains in every rental sink I wash my hands but the memories still stick Landlords smile, say they understand But they never ask why I always leave like this [Pre-Chorus] You told me home is just a choice you make Somewhere you decide not to escape I keep picking doors I know will break [Chorus] I keep my life in cardboard kingdoms Stacked up high till they almost fall Tape and scribbles for a history Handle with care written down the wall Every goodbye sounds the same in the end I lose another version of myself again [Bridge] One day I will unpack the box with your name Find the note you left and read it all the same Maybe I will leave it on a dresser plain Let the dust collect instead of running from the pain [Chorus] I keep my life in cardboard kingdoms Stacked up high till they almost fall Tape and scribbles for a history Handle with care written down the wall Every goodbye sounds the same in the end I lose another version of myself again [Outro] (Instrumental: drums drop to toms, guitar loop on chorus hook, bass and feedback fade out)
