This Quiet Room

Verse 1

The lamp still flickers when the heater kicks in,

Your shoes are lined up where you left them.

The air is heavy, it don’t move at all,

I sleep on the edge, pressed against the wall.

Pre-Chorus

I thought time would loosen its grip on me,

But it just locks the chains more tightly.

Chorus

This quiet room, it feels like a jail,

Without you here, every breath goes stale.

I reach for the door but there’s no escape,

Just four walls holding your empty shape.

Verse 2

The clock ticks slow like it’s mocking the night,

The bed’s too big, but I can’t switch sides.

The mirror’s cracked where I caught my face,

I couldn’t stand what the years replaced.

Pre-Chorus

I keep waiting for your key in the lock,

But the silence tells me what I forgot.

Chorus

This quiet room, it feels like a jail,

Without you here, every breath goes stale.

I reach for the door but there’s no escape,

Just four walls holding your empty shape.

Bridge

Neighbors laugh through the paper-thin wall,

I pour another drink just to feel at all.

The hallway light flickers, then fades away—

Another night, another day.

Final Chorus

This quiet room, it feels like a jail,

Without you here, every breath goes stale.

I reach for the door but there’s no escape,

Just four walls holding your empty shape.

Outro

And I know these walls will outlive me…

But they’ll never forget how it used to be.