Track 8 of the album Low Tide Anthems · 2018
Empty Room, Pencil Marks on the Door
“Boxes taped up, pencil marks on the door, and a whole childhood in an empty room. I cried a little at the mic and we kept it.”
grunge · slowcore · lo-fi grunge · 4:11
Lyrics
The boxes are all taped up The walls are bare and white I'm standing in my old room For the very last time There are pencil marks on the door Every year a little more I was small and now I'm tall Look how far I came Goodbye, little room Goodbye, little door I'll carry you with me Even when I'm gone Goodbye, little room You kept me safe and warm The light is going out now But I'm taking it home Mom is in the kitchen She is pretending not to cry Dad is in the driveway Checking the truck twice I put my hand on the window Where the morning always came I say thank you to the house Then I say my name Goodbye, little room Goodbye, little door I'll carry you with me Even when I'm gone Goodbye, little room You kept me safe and warm The light is going out now But I'm taking it home Close the door Close the door Soft and slow Close the door Goodbye, little room Goodbye, little door I'll carry you with me Even when I'm gone Goodbye, little room You kept me safe and warm The light is going out now But I'm taking it home I'm taking it home I'm taking it home