Key on the Counter

Mmm

One spare key on the counter

Shine in the morning light

Boxes half full, coffee black

Tryna make this place feel right

Bare walls echo when I talk

But still I hear a better tone

A new apartment, new rules

First time it feels like home

It's in the trash, I'm done with the lies that held me back

Hallway full of quiet, but I've got my own track

Windows catch the skyline, little signs of what could be

I used to count my exits, now I'm counting what I need

New apartment, new beginning

Same heartbeat, different seeming

One small key, but it opens

All the things I kept from fading

New apartment, new beginning

I can feel my life is shifting

No more waiting, no more drifting

I'm here now, and I'm lifting, yeah, yeah

Got a folding chair, one plate, one lamp, one honest view

Every scratch on the floor says somebody lived here before I do

I′m learning how the silence sounds

When it's finally mine

How the clock don′t judge the pace

How the daylight takes its time

Neighbors pass in a stairwell

Different lives hang brick and stone

Everybody chasing something

Everybody wants a home

I put my name on the mailbox

Simple proof I made it through

A spare key on the counter

And the future cut me loose

New apartment, new beginning

Same heartbeat, different ceiling

One small key, but it opens

All the things I kept

New apartment, new beginning

I can feel my life is shifting

No more waiting, no more drifting

I'm here now, and I'm lifting, yeah

Room is still unfolding

Well, I know what I'm holding

A spare key and a first night

Turn the lock and step into my life