[Verse 1] I know the front door stick The paint that peels like skin The coat by the stairwell Your keys in the bowl again I learned the crack in the wall The room that holds its breath I can walk it blindfolded I can walk it in my sleep [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t knock now I just let myself in I know what waits there I know where it begins [Chorus] If grief is a house, I know every floor I know every floor The creak in the hall The lock on the door I know every floor If grief is a house, I know every room I know every room I leave by the back But I come back too I know every room [Verse 2] There’s a chair by the window That still faces west There’s a dent in the pillow That never learned to rest I dust off the silence I stand in the rain I carry your name there Like water in my veins [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t knock now I just let myself in I know what waits there I know where it begins [Chorus] If grief is a house, I know every floor I know every floor The creak in the hall The lock on the door I know every floor If grief is a house, I know every room I know every room I leave by the back But I come back too I know every room [Bridge] Sometimes I light one lamp Sometimes I let it go Sometimes I swear I’m leaving Then I’m back at the door [Final Chorus] If grief is a house, I know every floor I know every floor The creak in the hall The lock on the door I know every floor If grief is a house, I know every room I know every room I leave by the back But I come back too I know every room I know every floor I know every room
