[Intro]
The room sighs with a cold wind, curtains whispering in the gloom
Footsteps echo softly where the marble swallows light
A clock forgets its heartbeat, frozen minute hands tilt toward doom
Dust spirals into whispers, stitching shadows into sight
[Verse 1]
I move through the hallway, lungs tasting copper and rain
A door inhales, groaning secrets I already know
The air grows heavier, like someone else’s breath on my neck’s plane
Mirrors murmur back my name with a smile that doesn’t show
[Verse 2]
Floorboards bend their posture, a hinge of fear refusing rest
Paint peels into faces that aren’t mine to own
A window drains the outside world, swallowing the sky’s distress
Footsteps in the attic answer with a clumsy, human tone
[Chorus]
Behind my eyes, the house remembers me more than I remember it
In every corner, a cold ledger of every choice I admit
If I listen long enough, the walls will tell me who remains
I feel the quiet take my hands and sign my name in stains
[Verse 3]
The backstory leaks like rain through chipped plaster walls
A childhood laugh returns as a warning, faint and cruel
An unseen map unfolds, tracing paths to forbidden halls
Where doors breathe together, locking away a frightened dual
[Bridge]
A breath of another life tests the chamber glass
I stagger toward the stair, a familiar trap of past and now
The house tilts its hat, a dare I almost pass
And in the gloom I sense the grasp begin to vow
[Chorus]
Behind my eyes, the house remembers me more than I remember it
In every corner, a cold ledger of every choice I admit
If I listen long enough, the walls will tell me who remains
I feel the quiet take my hands and sign my name in stains
[Outro]
A final creak, the air tightens like a vow
The room exhales, and I’m left facing the door I knew too well
The glow of a single eye in the frame, and then the room sinks down
I am both the tenant and the tenant’s spell
