[Verse 1] Your glass stood unopened beside my plate The hallway smelled of an evening that stayed far too late You said, “Just one more day,” but each day came later I counted your footsteps till I couldn’t see myself [Pre-Chorus] I kept all your apologies Like letters in a drawer But every empty promise Made me smaller than before [Chorus] I’m walking out the door And taking my name with me No vow can keep me captive If it wants to break me You can keep what still binds us The nights and all the fights I’ll save whatever’s still alive in me And call it freedom [Verse 2] The bill was in the mailbox, your paycheck long since gone Cold water filled the bathroom, your heavy breath hung on I learned to turn the key softly, so no glass would break And wrote my sister: “Tonight, I’ll sleep at your place” [Pre-Chorus] I was never your salvation And you were not my duty Love can open doors But it cannot cure addiction [Chorus] I’m walking out the door And taking my name with me No vow can keep me captive If it wants to break me You can keep what still binds us The nights and all the fights I’ll save whatever’s still alive in me And call it freedom [Bridge] Tomorrow I’ll collect the boxes With two friends, in broad daylight No more talks in the narrow hallway No more, “Promise me you’ll be alright” If you truly want to find some help Don’t come looking here I was your wife, not your watchman And I’m leaving now, my dear [Final Chorus] I’m walking out the door And taking my name with me Fear won’t stay forever Just because it lived with us You can keep what still binds us I don’t owe you staying I’ll save whatever’s still alive in me And learn to love myself [Outro] The key is lying on the table The apartment settles still I’m leaving before I start believing In another tomorrow with you again
