[Intro]
[violin rising
Bass gently entering]
[Verse 1]
This house remembers
The scrape of your chair on the floor
Two cups on the table
Steam like a promise between us
You hum in the hallway
Bare feet
Old wood
Small creaks
Your sweater on my shoulder
Like a hand that never lets go
[Chorus]
This is our little kingdom
Four walls
Your name in the air
You and me
In every corner
In the blanket
In the broken chair
Love forever
Not a big word
Just your breathing close to mine
Our house
Our weather
You and me through every time (oh, forever)
[Verse 2]
We argued in the kitchen
Over nothing
Over everything
Plates in the sink
Water running
Your laughter cutting through my pride
Rain tapped on the windows
You leaned against the doorframe
Said
“Come here
Stubborn stranger”
And I did
And I stayed
And I stay
[Chorus]
This is our little kingdom
Four walls
Your name in the air
You and me
In every corner
In the blanket
In the broken chair
Love forever
Not a big word
Just your breathing close to mine
Our house
Our weather
You and me through every time (oh, forever)
[Bridge]
One day the roof will falter
Paint will peel from the frame
But your ring on my finger
Keeps calling the same soft name
If the lights go quiet
If the rooms forget our sound
I will still be walking beside you
Even under the ground (mm-hmm)
[Chorus]
This is our little kingdom
Four walls
Your name in the air
You and me
In every corner
In the blanket
In the broken chair
Love forever
Simple promise
In the dark behind your eyes
Our house
Our shelter
You and me
Beyond goodbye (oh, forever)
[Outro]
[violin and high ghostly voice echoing the last line
Fading slow]