This House in My Head

[Verse 1]
I built a hallway out of every almost-sorry,
where the wallpaper repeats what I couldn’t say.
There’s a door that sticks on the year I left you waiting,
and a little red light that won’t turn away.

[Pre-Chorus]
Floorboards count the things I hide,
all the rooms are built inside.

[Chorus]
This house in my head keeps all the lights on,
regret in the rafters, shame in the walls.
I hear my own footsteps running from the old ones—
I open the windows, but the night still calls.

[Verse 2]
Guilt keeps a key underneath the kitchen table,
lets itself in when I’m trying to sleep.
I don’t have to burn the whole place down to leave it;
I can walk through the door I was scared to keep.

[Chorus]
This house in my head keeps all the lights on,
regret in the rafters, shame in the walls.
I hear my own footsteps running from the old ones—
I open the windows, and let morning crawl.

[Bridge]
One room, one breath,
I name what I did.
The lock turns soft.
The door gives in.

[Final Chorus]
This house in my head can lose its lights now,
regret in the rafters, shame in the walls.
I step through the doorway, carrying the truth out—
behind me, the house is only a house.

[Outro]
Only a house.
Only a house.