[Intro]
[low vocal register
Almost spoken]
Every door I pass
Same chipped paint
Same cold brass
Nameplates scratched away
[Verse 1]
I trace the walls
Fingernails on faded gray
Every picture hook
Where a memory used to hang
You loved my scars
But you fed them like a flame
Turned my softest parts
Into targets for your aim
[Pre-Chorus]
You said
"This is growth"
While you twisted every truth
Called it passion
Called it us
But it just hollowed out my youth
[Chorus]
Life feels like a dark hallway with empty rooms
Every door I open just echoes you
Sadness in the ceiling
Lust burned through
I keep walking
Keep walking
But I never break through
Dark hallway with empty rooms
[Verse 2]
I built a bed
In the middle of the floor
No blankets left
Just the shirt you tore
Anger in my teeth
Bit down till the bleeding stopped
Defeat in my chest
But my mind still climbs the drop
[Pre-Chorus]
You said
"This is love"
While you drained me to the bone
Called it healing
Called it fate
Left me screaming on my own
[Chorus]
Life feels like a dark hallway with empty rooms
Every door I open just echoes you
Sadness in the ceiling
Lust burned through
I keep walking
Keep walking
But I never break through
Dark hallway with empty rooms
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals]
I’m not your ghost
I’m not your sin
I shed this skin
I shed this skin
[guttural scream
Tempo slows to half-time]
PULL THE NAILS FROM THE FRAME
LET THE WHOLE ROOM COLLAPSE
IF I HAVE TO BREAK TO CHANGE
I’LL NEVER CRAWL BACK
YOU TURNED MY HEART
INTO A VACANT TOMB
NOW WATCH ME SET
FIRE TO EVERY ROOM
[breakdown
Syncopated chugs
Ride bell accents]
STEP BY STEP
I CRUSH THESE WALLS
IF THIS IS HELL
I’LL BURN IT ALL
[Chorus]
[cleans layered with distant screams]
[Outro]
Soft light
Under one last door
I’m bruised
I’m bent
But I’m not yours anymore