Stain in the Carpet

Lyrics

Verse 1
I scrubbed that corner clean
With vinegar and flame
Still that rotten little ghost
Keeps calling my name

Blue bucket by the door
And the windows open wide
But the floor keeps telling me
What the bleach can’t hide

Pre-Chorus
Oh, I turned it over
Oh, I pulled it tight
But the dark stays living
Down in the weave tonight

Chorus
Stain in the carpet
Won’t let go
Stain in the carpet
Moves like smoke
I mop and I stomp it
Still it grows
Stain in the carpet
I know, I know

Verse 2
Petal spray and lemon soap
Left a sweet fake shine
But under every fiber
That sour line survives

I rent a heavy machine
I drag it through the room
And when the water runs back out
It tastes like the bloom

Pre-Chorus
Oh, I turned it over
Oh, I pulled it tight
But the dark stays living
Down in the weave tonight

Chorus
Stain in the carpet
Won’t let go
Stain in the carpet
Moves like smoke
I mop and I stomp it
Still it grows
Stain in the carpet
I know, I know

Bridge
I pulled the rug away
Found the heart of the hurt
One old spill in the padding
Worse than dirt

Now the whole place sways
Like a troubled sea
And that ugly little secret
Won’t leave me

Final Chorus
Stain in the carpet
Won’t let go
Stain in the carpet
Moves like smoke
I scrub till the evening
Turns to glow
Stain in the carpet
I know, I know

Stain in the carpet
Won’t let go
Stain in the carpet
Under the floor
I chase that stink down
Through every low
Stain in the carpet
I know, I know