Don't Knock Twice

Lyrics

[Intro] I kept your key in the bowl by the door Like a fool waiting for what ain't yours anymore [Verse 1] You took the blue mug, left the coffee machine Left half a note where the grocery list had been Said, “Don't make this harder,” then you made it clean Packed every little proof of us into a moving scene I know the hallway creaks at quarter past ten I know your old coat still smells like the rain I know I told my friends I was done with your name Then typed it in my phone and deleted it again You wanted space, I gave you the whole apartment Now every room got a different kind of silence Your picture facedown but I still know where the scar is Funny how leaving turns a promise into mileage [Chorus] You don't get to call when the night gets heavy You don't get my heart just because yours ain't ready I was your home, you treated me temporary Now I'm learning to leave with my hands unsteady You don't get to come back when the world feels cold You don't get the parts of me you didn't hold If love was a door, you were the one who let go So don't knock twice on a house you sold [Verse 2] I changed the lock, changed the route to work Changed the way I answer when somebody says “her” But the barber still asks if you like the new shirt And I laugh too loud like the question didn't hurt You had my Sunday, my passwords, my spare key Had me defending every flaw you wouldn't face, see I called it patience; you called it “complicated” Truth is, I kept us alive past the expiration date, see Now your sister sends a birthday text in May I stare at three words like there's something left to save I don't hate you, that's the part I can't explain I hate the version of myself that begged you to stay [Chorus] You don't get to call when the night gets heavy You don't get my heart just because yours ain't ready I was your home, you treated me temporary Now I'm learning to leave with my hands unsteady You don't get to come back when the world feels cold You don't get the parts of me you didn't hold If love was a door, you were the one who let go So don't knock twice on a house you sold [Bridge] I hope you find what you were looking for I hope I never wait beside that door No hard feelings, just a hard-earned truth: I lost you, then I found out I was losing me too [Final Chorus] You don't get to call when the night gets heavy You don't get my heart just because yours ain't ready I was your home, you treated me temporary Now I'm walking out with my hands steady You don't get to come back when the world feels cold You don't get the parts of me you didn't hold If love was a door, you were the one who let go So don't knock twice on a house you sold [Outro] I left your key in the bowl by the door Not waiting now—it's just metal on the floor