No Way Back

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I left the key beside the unpaid bills Took one coat from the bedroom chair Your name was written on the window sill I wiped it off and left it there The hallway light kept flickering twice Like it knew what I had done I heard the elevator swallow the floor Then counted down from one [Pre-Chorus] If I turn around, I lose the nerve If I stay, I lose myself So I put my hand against the door And gave the past to someone else [Chorus] There’s no way back, no road behind me No second hand to pull me through I broke the map, I kept the pieces But every line still points from you There’s no way back, and that is mercy The open air is sharp and new I’m not afraid of where I’m going I’m only done returning to you [Verse 2] A paper cup went cold beside the train The conductor called my name I watched our neighborhood become a strip Of brick and roofs and rain I found your photograph inside my book Folded where the chapter ends I held it up against the window glass Then let the darkness take it in [Pre-Chorus] If I turn around, I lose the nerve If I stay, I lose myself So I put my hand against the door And gave the past to someone else [Chorus] There’s no way back, no road behind me No second hand to pull me through I broke the map, I kept the pieces But every line still points from you There’s no way back, and that is mercy The open air is sharp and new I’m not afraid of where I’m going I’m only done returning to you [Bridge] Let the old rooms keep their dust Let the clock keep what it knows I have carried enough of us In the pockets of my clothes If tomorrow asks my name I will answer without shame [Final Chorus] There’s no way back, no road behind me No second hand to pull me through I broke the map, I kept the pieces And built a road I never knew There’s no way back, and that is mercy The open air is sharp and new I’m not afraid of where I’m going I’m finally done returning to you [Outro] No way back No way back I keep walking And the door stays closed