The Room Keeps You

The Room Keeps You

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Intro

close-mic

Mmm... mmm... mmm...

Verse 1

[close-mic] [guitar only] You came in October With a cup and a name For what was wrong with the room You called it the situation The situation hasn't changed The situation keeps you The room keeps you

Pre-Chorus

low vocal

The light falls on the floor In a shape you can stand in Or step out of You don't think about it The day just requires it

Chorus

[reverb-drenched] [cello enters] The room keeps you The way a river keeps its bed Not by holding By wearing The room keeps you The room keeps you

Verse 2

You talked into the cup The blue one with the chip on the rim You poured the words out By setting it upside down On the table Every night A gesture Not a belief The walls collected the marks Of your standing The floor wore where your feet went The room was becoming yours The way a river becomes its bed

Bridge

cello swell

Someone came and said The light used to fall differently You said I know He said you changed it You said I stood in it A cup's width shifted The room noticed You noticed

Final Chorus

full ensemble

The room keeps you The way a river keeps its bed Not by holding By wearing The room keeps you The room keeps you The room keeps

Outro

guitar only

You are still in the room The room is still in you The room is patient The room does what rooms do

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*Dakota Vale, August 2026*