The Room Upstairs

[Intro] Domine, miserere Libera eam Spiritus iste non dormit [Verse 1] The house learned a second voice It came through the walls like weather A child’s room became a court And every holy word felt smaller The doctors named the body They would not name the guest [Pre-Chorus] Two men climb the stair One with faith One with doubt Both with nothing left but the rite [Chorus] The room upstairs Does not belong to the living The room upstairs Answers in a language of ice Say the name Hold the line If the light fails The dark still knows you [Verse 2] A medal on the floor Holy water on the wood The bed becomes an altar The night becomes a proof He asks the thing its purpose It answers with her mouth And smiles like it has waited Longer than the church [Latin] Vade, immunde Exi de domo Non hic manebis [Chorus] The room upstairs Does not belong to the living The room upstairs Answers in a language of ice Say the name Hold the line If the light fails The dark still knows you [Bridge] Faith is a door Doubt is a key The stair is short The night is deep One man falls One man stays The room still speaks When the prayer decays [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] The room upstairs Does not belong to the living The room upstairs Was never only a room Say the name Hold the line The rite is done The dark still knows you [Outro] Domine, miserere Libera eam The stair is quiet The house is not