Cheap Motel, Loud Truth

Intro: Ice machine rattling like it’s got a cough twelve thirty, maybe later your work boots slumped by the door still wearing the road Verse 1: That room’s got a smell you can’t wash out bleach trying to cover what lived there before walls flaking off in tired little curls like they heard too much and quit the TV’s preaching hard through a busted speaker salvation on sale, call now you sit down heavy on the edge of the bed hands empty that’s when the quiet starts yelling Chorus: Cheap motel, loud truth no drywall thick enough for this you say my name slow, like you’re weighing it then drop it on the floor eyes anywhere but me same old move Verse 2: One light buzzing out in the parking lot drawing moths like a bad promise some couple two rooms down tearing each other open door slamming, words breaking I almost smile— hell, at least they’re saying it you laugh too, then c***e it back say, “That’s not what I meant,” but it landed exactly where you threw it Chorus: Cheap motel, loud truth ain’t nowhere left to shove it your voice starts shaking when you get close mine stays flat and I don’t know which is worse Bridge: Used to think noise was the warning sign that silence was safe but I’ve slept clean through sirens, storms, my own damn lies this— this keeps tapping me on the shoulder Outro: Sunlight sneaks in through busted blinds same mess, just clearer I set the key on the dresser you watch it happen don’t reach Cheap motel, loud truth still humming in my ears long after I’m gone