Run Through the Mansion

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The iron gate slammed shut behind me Rain ran cold through the broken stone Portrait eyes kept turning to find me Every hallway claimed my name alone A brass key burned inside my pocket Footsteps counted two behind When the grandfather clock began to knock it I saw the front door split the night [Pre-Chorus] No looking back, no stopping now The ceiling cracks, the chandeliers bow [Chorus] Run through the mansion, tear open the chain Kick down the doorway, outrun the rain The house wants a heartbeat, the house wants a soul But I’m taking my life back, I’m breaking control Run, run, the dead halls call Run, run, don’t let them crawl One more breath till the blacktop appears I’m leaving that house with its hundred-year fears [Verse 2] There were handprints pressed into the wallpaper Fresh as blood on a winter coat A little girl sang from the dumbwaiter Then the elevator doors split open I struck a match beside the staircase Watched the shadows climb the flame Found a window hidden under lace there And heard the whole house speak my name [Pre-Chorus] No looking back, no stopping now The floor gives way, the rafters bow [Chorus] Run through the mansion, tear open the chain Kick down the doorway, outrun the rain The house wants a heartbeat, the house wants a soul But I’m taking my life back, I’m breaking control Run, run, the dead halls call Run, run, don’t let them crawl One more breath till the blacktop appears I’m leaving that house with its hundred-year fears [Bridge] The front door’s locked with a hundred deadbolts The key won’t turn, but the walls start to shake I drive my shoulder through the old oak And feel the whole nightmare break [Breakdown] Get out! Get out! The morning is waiting beyond the gate! [Final Chorus] Run through the mansion, tear open the chain Kick down the doorway, outrun the rain The house wants a heartbeat, the house wants a soul But I’m taking my life back, I’m breaking control Run, run, the dead halls fall Run, run, I outran them all One more breath and the blacktop appears I’m leaving that house with its hundred-year fears [Outro] Behind me, the windows flare Ahead, the open road I never turn around again I leave the dark where it belongs