Antlers - Wake lyrics

With the door closed, shades drawn, the world shrinks Let's open up those blinds But someone has to sweep the floor Pick up her dirty clothes That job's not mine Now that everyone's an enemy, my heart sinks Let's put away those claws I don't blame them for their curtains-calls Because I pulled the rope I want to call them back out for applause Spring and Thompson on the first of May is horrible We hid in catacombs So now I'm sleeping next to mousetraps In a bed of all our clothes While I hope that she won't come home It was easier to lock the doors and k** the phones Than to show my skin Because the hardest thing Is never to repent for someone else It's letting people in Well you can come inside Unlock the door, take off your shoes But this might take all night To explain to you I would have walked out those sliding doors But the timing never seemed right When your helicopter came and tried to lift me out I put its rope around my neck And after that you didn't bother with the airlift or the rescue

You knew just what to expect That with the door closed, shades drawn We're dead enough They don't open from outside And someone has to speak with their teeth behind their tongue To never let that right be denied We can't rely on photographs and visitation time But I just don't know where to begin I want to bust down the door If you're willing to forgive I've go the keys, I'm letting people in Don't be scared to speak Don't speak with someone's tooth Don't bargain when you're weak Don't take that sharp abuse Some patients can't be saved But that burden's not on you Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that