Lyrics
[Intro]
Back door
First grade
Small boy
Afraid
[Verse 1]
I learned to read the room
Before the room could read me
Mama's face at dawn
Told me all I'd need
I checked the eyes before the words
I checked the air before the sound
I walked through every open door
Already knowing what I'd found
[Pre-Chorus]
Every room
Every face
Every word
Out of place
[Chorus]
Every room I've ever walked into
I was already there
Reading what they couldn't say
Carrying what they couldn't bear
Every room I've ever walked into
I knew before I stepped inside
Who was safe and who was sharp
And where the truth would have to hide
[Verse 2]
The pew, the desk, the parking lot
The meeting and the call
I scan it like I'm six years old
And standing in the hall
It's not a choice, it never was
The wiring doesn't quit
I see the room before the room
Has time to show me it
[Pre-Chorus]
Every shift
Every turn
Every bridge
Left to burn
[Chorus]
Every room I've ever walked into
I was already there
Reading what they couldn't say
Carrying what they couldn't bear
Every room I've ever walked into
I knew before I stepped inside
Who was safe and who was sharp
And where the truth would have to hide
[Bridge - Synth Transition]
But there's a room I cannot scan
A room that scans me first
Where every version I've curated
Falls apart for what it's worth
No back door and no bingo card
No glass between the view
Just a Voice that knew my name
Before I ever knew
[Final Chorus - Full Synth]
Every room I've ever walked into
He was already there
Seeing what I couldn't show
Holding what I couldn't share
Every room I've ever walked into
Was practice for this place
Where the scanning finally stops
And I'm standing face to face
[Outro - Voice and Single Synth Pad]
Back door
First grade
Small boy
No longer afraid
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