Lyrics
[Soft Felt Piano Intro]
a hinge sighed shut in the hallway
the wall kept a softer warmth.
[Verse 1]
that room once held what hurt me, I remember.
I turned the lock without a grudge, still and tender.
the silence on the other side, a quiet ember.
now the frame just holds the dark, now or never.
[Pre-Chorus]
the house that lost a doorway breathed, pulling me under.
every closed room a freed space, I'm not done, I'm not done.
[Chorus]
the door stays closed ok.
the threshold keeps its own good peace, holding the sound.
what left me can stay away, spinning me round.
the door stays closed ok.
[Verse 2]
the wall kept a softer warmth, different weather.
I turned the lock without a grudge, we're still together.
now the frame just holds the dark
light as a feather.
the silence on the other side, now or never.
[Chorus]
the door stays closed ok.
the threshold keeps its own good peace, holding the sound.
what left me can stay away, spinning me round.
the door stays closed ok.
[Bridge]
Oh, a hinge sighed shut in the hallway, let it mend, let it mend.
now the frame just holds the dark, now I'm safe, now I'm safe.
the house that lost a doorway — I am whole, I am whole.
[Chorus]
the door stays closed ok.
the threshold keeps its own good peace, holding the sound.
what left me can stay away, spinning me round.
the door stays closed ok.
[Outro]
a hinge sighed shut in the hallway...
the door stays closed ok.
[Fade Out]
[End]