[Intro]
You closed the curtains one by one
And called it shelter from the sun
The air grew sweet, the air grew thin
Love with locked windows let me in

[Verse]
At first the room was soft and warm
A little world against the storm
You said the outside only lied
And safe was just another bride
We drank the dark from crystal cups
Until the morning gave us up
I watched the garden disappear
Behind your breath against my ear

[Pre-Chorus]
You turned the key and kissed my hand
I tried so hard to understand
Why every comfort felt like rope
Why every promise swallowed hope

[Chorus]
This is love with locked windows
No wind, no sky, no street below
We keep the fire, we kill the day
We hold too tight to walk away
This is love with locked windows
A pretty cage where nothing grows
You call it home, I call it slow
A death too soft to let me go

[Verse]
Your rules were written in the dust
Do not look back, do not mistrust
Do not invite the world inside
Do not ask where the old self died
I learned to smile, I learned to stay
I learned to fold my voice away
But every night the glass would ache
Like something living had to break

[Pre-Chorus]
You turned the key and kissed my hand
I tried so hard to understand
Why every comfort felt like rope
Why every promise swallowed hope

[Chorus]
This is love with locked windows
No wind, no sky, no street below
We keep the fire, we kill the day
We hold too tight to walk away
This is love with locked windows
A pretty cage where nothing grows
You call it home, I call it slow
A death too soft to let me go

[Interlude]
No wind
No street
No world
No heat
No dawn
No view
Just me
And you

[Bridge]
I heard a car beyond the gate
A human sound, a life too late
It made me cry without a word
Because the world could still be heard
You saw my tears and touched my face
As if my grief could be erased
But love that fears an open door
Is not a love I can adore

[Breakdown]
Lock it
Hide it
Kiss it
Quiet
Hold me
Break me
Need me
Take me

[Build-up]
The window is shaking
The night wants in
The frame is cracking
Beneath my skin
The window is shaking
Your voice says stay
But somewhere outside us
The dawn finds a way

[Chorus]
This is love with locked windows
No wind, no sky, no street below
We keep the fire, we kill the day
We hold too tight to walk away
This is love with locked windows
A pretty cage where nothing grows
You call it home, I call it slow
A death too soft to let me go

[Chorus]
This is love with locked windows
A rose that never feels the snow
A kiss that keeps the curtains drawn
A bed that never reaches dawn
This is love with locked windows
I hear the world, I hear it grow
You call it home, I finally know
I need the cold, I need to go

[Outro]
The glass remembers every prayer
A crack begins to climb the air
I touch the lock, I breathe again
The room has never been my friend