Lyrics

I used to live in the basement
Of a house I never left.
Cold floors, warm monsters.
Nobody knew the light was still on.

Boxes labeled “someday”
Stacked taller than my screams.
The air smelled like metal and lies
And the window didn’t open all the way.
I counted every breath
Like it owed me something.

But the light never went out—
It just flickered.
And I never gave up—
Just got quieter.
Even in the dark
I was writing my escape.
Even in the basement—
I was never yours to break.

Mom said don’t go down there.
Dad said nothing at all.
I lived in that silence
Till I could scream without sound.
I found poems in the dust.
I found fire in the fuse box.

I kissed the wall goodnight.
It was the only thing
That never left.

But the light never went out—
It just learned to blink on command.
And I never gave up—
Just stopped holding out my hand.
Even in the basement—
I was waiting for me.
Even in the dark—
I knew I’d break free.

The light’s still on.
It’s always been.