Lyrics
[Intro] The house keeps every word we never said A cracked cup cooling by the bed [Verse 1] You left your coat on the kitchen chair One sleeve dragging through the dust I read the note until the ink went thin Still trying to make it say enough Your key is cold against my palm Your name still catches in my teeth I keep the hallway lamp turned on Like you might come back for something you need [Pre-Chorus] I held my breath to keep you near Now every room is all i hear [Chorus] I can’t carry what you buried in me I can’t be the place you come apart You carved your silence underneath my skin Now i’m pulling every splinter from my heart If you come back, don’t call this home I’m done making a shelter out of stone [Verse 2] The radiator knocks like someone at the door The morning stains the curtains gray I found your photograph beneath the sink And turned it face down anyway You said the hurt would make us honest You said the worst would pass with time But i have learned the shape of leaving By the way your absence fills the night [Pre-Chorus] I held my breath to keep you near Now every room is all i hear [Chorus] I can’t carry what you buried in me I can’t be the place you come apart You carved your silence underneath my skin Now i’m pulling every splinter from my heart If you come back, don’t call this home I’m done making a shelter out of stone [Bridge] You don’t get to name this pain You don’t get to make me stay I gave you every open door You left me holding up the frame [Breakdown] Let it fall Let it fall I won’t hold the ceiling up for you Let it fall Let it fall There’s nothing left to prove [Final chorus] I can’t carry what you buried in me I won’t be the place you come apart You carved your silence underneath my skin Now i’m pulling every splinter from my heart If you come back, don’t call this home I’m done making a shelter out of stone I’m done making a shelter out of stone [Outro] The lamp goes dark The room stays still Your key is cold And mine is mine
