A House With No Door

Verse 1 I carried every room inside me, Every window, every light. Home was how I kept on breathing When the dark came down at night.

I could hear the children laughing Through the static and the rain. Every step I took toward morning Was a step back home again.

Pre-Chorus 1 Every night I stayed alive, I was making my way back to you. Never thought the road would end At a house I no longer knew.

Chorus 1 I came home from one war, Found another where our life had been. The doorway stood there empty, No familiar voice to call me in.

I survived the fire out there, Don’t know what I survived it for. I came home from one war, And walked straight into one more.

Verse 2 You did what you had to do. I did what I was told. You learned how to live without me. I learned how not to fold.

By the time I stood before you, We were strangers with old names. You had built a life from ashes. I came back still full of flames.

Pre-Chorus 2 You made a home without me. I made it home without one. You survived by moving forward. I survived by holding on.

Chorus 2 I came home from one war. This one wore no uniform. No front line, no warning, Just the silence at the door.

I survived the steel and fire. It was peace that hurt me more. I came home from one war, And walked straight into one more.

Bridge I knew how to hold the line. I knew how to take the pain. No one taught me how to come home When home no longer knew my name.

I could see the danger clearly. I could feel it drawing near. But you can’t take aim at silence, And you can’t fight what isn’t there.

Final Chorus I came home from one war, But the man who left was gone. Some battles let you walk away. Some wounds keep marching on.

I survived what tried to kill me, Couldn’t save what kept me strong. I came home from one war, But I never made it home.

Outro I made it back alive...

That wasn’t the same as making it home.