Empty Rooms

(shhhhh) It's three A.M.,

the floorboards start to creak

I wanted quiet but the building wants to speak

(it never sleeps)

That's just the pipes,

I tell myself it's fine

But pipes don't take three steps and stop behind the line

(who's there?)

Hey, I'm just leaving you a message on the machine

(pick up)

There's a rhythm in the hallway,

if you know what I mean

I think I'll stay inside tonight and lock the front grate

(too late)

Unless they're already waiting at the gate

Now every shadow on the plaster starts to bend

I hear a key card scraping at the western end

(no keys)

That's not the wind,

the deadbolt made a sound

I'm staring at the handle turning slowly round

(run) Or did I lock it?

My memory is thin

I'm checking every corner,

let the game begin (hahaha)

Wait, the lock is still secure but there's a draft in here

Cold air blowing from the kitchen making everything clear I hear a

breathing on the sofa but I live alone It's coming from the

dark, it's inside my zone!

(oh... it's you) (shhhhh)