[Intro]
The hallway holds its breath tonight
A door clicks once, then goes still
Dust turns slowly in the beam
Something waits beyond the sill
[Verse 1]
You left your coat beside the stairs
Though you swore you never came
There’s wet soil pressed into the floor
And a handprint by your name
I call upstairs, you answer low
From somewhere underneath
The house has learned the shape of you
And borrowed how you breathe
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t turn around
Don’t say my name
The room behind me
Is not the same
[Chorus]
You’re standing where the wall should be
With winter in your eyes
You wear the face I buried once
And ask me to come inside
I lock the door, I lose the key
The hinges start to strain
If I survive the morning bell
You’ll be wearing mine again
[Verse 2]
The kitchen clock forgets the hour
Its hands twitch toward the sink
A child’s red shoe rests by the drain
Though no child lives within
Your photograph is face-down now
The glass is warm and wet
A second voice behind my own
Says I am not awake yet
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t turn around
Don’t say my name
The room behind me
Is not the same
[Chorus]
You’re standing where the wall should be
With winter in your eyes
You wear the face I buried once
And ask me to come inside
I lock the door, I lose the key
The hinges start to strain
If I survive the morning bell
You’ll be wearing mine again
[Bridge]
Under the floorboards, something counts
One breath, two, then three
Every nail begins to sing
A hymn meant just for me
You touch the glass
You mouth the words
I know before they start
The thing that came to borrow my face
Has found the beating part
[Final Chorus]
You’re standing where the wall should be
No distance left to hide
You wear the face I buried once
Now I can see through your eyes
The house goes dark, the locks give way
The ceiling bends like rain
When morning comes, the mirror shows
You’re wearing mine again
[Outro]
The hallway holds its breath tonight
A door clicks once, then stills
Somewhere deep beneath the floor
Something learns my name