House of Omissions

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You keep the answers in a coffee tin Behind the plates we never use I found the key beneath the windowsill And every lock led back to you [Pre-Chorus] I learned the shape of your excuses By the pause before you speak Now the room is getting smaller And the truth is underneath [Chorus] I’m tired of all the lies and secrets Tired of guessing what you mean You built a house out of omissions Then asked why I could never sleep If there’s a door, I’m walking through it If there’s a cost, I’ll pay it clean I’m tired of all the lies and secrets You don’t get to hide from me [Verse 2] Your old coat hangs beside the doorway With a receipt inside the sleeve Two names written on the back of it And neither one belongs to me [Pre-Chorus] You call it keeping things together I call it pulling every thread There’s no kindness in a silence That keeps a person misled [Chorus] I’m tired of all the lies and secrets Tired of guessing what you mean You built a house out of omissions Then asked why I could never sleep If there’s a door, I’m walking through it If there’s a cost, I’ll pay it clean I’m tired of all the lies and secrets You don’t get to hide from me [Bridge] Say it plainly, say it badly Let the cleanest version hurt I would rather lose the picture Than keep living in the blur No more codes and no more cover No more favors owed or lent I can face an ugly ending I can’t face another bend [Final Chorus] I’m tired of all the lies and secrets Tired of carrying your weight You built a house out of omissions I’m stepping through the broken gate If there’s a door, I’m walking through it I’ll leave the key beside the street I’m tired of all the lies and secrets And I’m finally choosing me [Outro] Finally choosing me Finally choosing me