Where the Floor Gives Way

[Кіріспе] The hallway breathes behind the paint A cold note bends beneath the door [Куплет 1: female] You left your coat on the kitchen chair One sleeve still turned inside out I count the cracks above the sink And hear your name without a sound [Куплет 2: male] I kept the key though the lock was changed It sits like a stone against my palm You said the house could hold its shape But every room has come undone [Алдынғы қайырма: female and male] If we pull at the same loose thread Will the whole thing fall apart? [Қайырма: female and male] Stay where the floor gives way Hold on while the walls lean in Say what we couldn’t say Before this starts again [Куплет 3: female] The kettle clicks; the window clouds Your shadow crosses the empty hall I set two cups beside the sink Then watch the water go still [Куплет 4: male] I wore the blame like borrowed clothes Too small to move, too old to mend Now every word i swallowed whole Comes back with teeth around the edge [Алдынғы қайырма: female and male] If we pull at the same loose thread Will the whole thing fall apart? [Қайырма: female and male] Stay where the floor gives way Hold on while the walls lean in Say what we couldn’t say Before this starts again [Көпір: female] I can’t keep making peace With the shape of what you broke [Көпір: male] I can’t keep calling silence Something neither of us chose [Final chorus: female and male, layered shouts] Stay where the floor gives way Hold on while the walls lean in Say what we couldn’t say We’re still here, still here Stay where the floor gives way Hold on while the walls lean in Say what we couldn’t say Before this starts again [Аутро] The hallway breathes The door stays shut