This House Is Mine

[Verse 1]
There’s a hallway in my head that wasn’t there before
A little house of locked-up rooms behind a stubborn door
I keep the lights on with the names I wish I’d never said
The floorboards know the weight of every version of regret

[Pre-Chorus]
Something knocks beneath the stairs
I know that sound, I put it there

[Chorus]
This house is mine, these shadows know my name
Guilt in the wallpaper, shame inside the frame
I walk the rooms and leave the doors ajar
The dark can stay, but it don’t own my heart

[Verse 2]
The kitchen clock runs backward when I’m trying to sleep
The mirror keeps a little list of promises I couldn’t keep
I hear the old floor creak; I don’t pretend it’s someone new
I set a chair beside the ghost and let it tell the truth

[Pre-Chorus]
Something knocks beneath the stairs
I hear it now; I’m staying here

[Chorus]
This house is mine, these shadows know my name
Guilt in the wallpaper, shame inside the frame
I walk the rooms and leave the doors ajar
The dark can stay, but it don’t own my heart

[Outro]
One window open.
Morning gets in.