[Verse 1] You left red marks on the doorframe And said I was hard to love I learned your moods by the slam of a drawer By the way you’d go quiet before the shove [Pre-Chorus] I kept my name small in my mouth Kept my hands tucked tight at my sides But the house had teeth in the walls And I was the one you tried to hide [Chorus] I’m out I’m out I’m out of your grip Out of the ache Out of the drip I still shake But I’m gone now Gone now Gone now I’m out I’m out I’m out of your grip You can’t pull blood from an empty fist I still break when I say your name But I’m learning how to let it mist [Verse 2] There’s a crack in the mirror by the sink Where I used to trace the blur of my face I threw your keys in the gutter by noon Left your shirt in a paper bag at the gate [Bridge] If I hear that tone in a stranger’s voice My chest still folds in two But I lit a match in the middle of the mess And it finally chose me too [Chorus] I’m out I’m out I’m out of your grip Out of the ache Out of the drip I still shake But I’m gone now Gone now Gone now I’m out I’m out I’m out of your grip You can’t pull blood from an empty fist I still break when I say your name But I’m learning how to let it mist
