[Intro]
Cold dust falls from the ceiling
A blue spark dies in the hall
I count the cracks in the plaster
Waiting for the room to call
[Verse 1]
You left your coat on the chair
One sleeve still turned inside out
The kitchen clock skips a number
Then swallows the sound
I keep the window unlatched
Though winter pushes it wide
Every promise we buried
Comes back with a different face tonight
[Pre-Chorus]
If I shut my eyes
The floor gives way
If I say your name
The walls rearrange
[Chorus]
Don’t come back when the paint turns black
Don’t knock twice at the door
I gave you the last clean match I had
There’s nothing left to burn anymore
[Drop]
Cut the signal, break the frame
No way out, no one to blame
Ash in the water, rust in the rain
I hear your footsteps count my name
[Verse 2]
The hallway bulb starts buzzing
A moth beats itself to sleep
I found our photograph facedown
With a fresh crease through your teeth
The radio speaks in fragments
A weather warning in code
I drag the furniture sideways
To block the shape in the road
[Bridge]
Was it love or a warning?
Was it mercy or fear?
Something is turning the handle
Something is almost here
[Final Chorus]
Don’t come back when the paint turns black
Don’t knock twice at the door
I gave you the last clean match I had
There’s nothing left to burn anymore
[Outro]
Cold dust falls from the ceiling
The blue spark dies in the hall
I count the cracks in the plaster
And hear the whole house call