Chain On the Door

Lyrics

Verse 1
Kent was the monster
Under my bed
Five years later
He came back wet

Bangin on my door
In the rain
Homeless and desperate
Same old pain

I should have locked it
Should have stayed cold
But I let him in
Now the air feels old

Pre-Chorus
Now my hallway's smaller
My breath gets thin
He walks like he owns
Everything within

Chorus
Leave the chain on
Leave the chain on
Kent, leave the chain on
I should have known

Leave the chain on
Leave the chain on
He turned my home
Into a locked-up room

Verse 2
He watches my phone
With that hard-eyed stare
Scares off my dates
Like he owns the air

Every inch of space
Gets marked by him
"Lookin out for you"
Is the line he spins

Says he hates who I am
When I bring a man
Gets possessive, angry
Then I don't understand

Pre-Chorus
Now the walls lean closer
The floorboards speak
I keep my keys
In my fist all week

Chorus
Leave the chain on
Leave the chain on
Kent, leave the chain on
I should have known

Leave the chain on
Leave the chain on
He turned my home
Into a locked-up room

Bridge
He says he's straight
But his grip says more
His shadow hangs
At my bedroom door

I hear rain again
On the metal frame
If I let him stay
I let in the shame

Final Chorus
Leave the chain on
Leave the chain on
Kent, leave the chain on
I should have known

Leave the chain on
Leave the chain on
I need my life
Back from that room

Leave the chain on
Leave the chain on
Kent, leave the chain on
And let me breathe