Shelter Cage

The path to hell is paved.....well you know the rest. Lyrics Title: Shelter Cage The kitchen light hums like a warning sign Bills on the table, your name on every line I know your footsteps before you hit the porch Like thunder dragging broken through the dark There’s holes in the drywall, ghosts in the hall I keep fixing everything except us all Neighbors close curtains when your tires scream But I still wake up when you whisper “please” Pre-Chorus I buried every boundary under sympathy Now the lock’s on the door but the fear’s in me Chorus I built my life into a shelter for your storms Now I sleep like a prisoner in my own home Every lock I placed to keep you safe Became another bar across my cage Shelter cage Shelter cage I disappeared brick by brick Just trying to keep you alive Verse 2 Your little shoes still echo down the stairs Somewhere beneath the smoke and thousand-yard stare I still remember cartoons on the floor Now I hide my keys and brace against the door You swear this time the cycle’s finally dead Then 3AM comes bleeding through again I should’ve let the cold world pull you away But mothers turn into graves before they change Pre-Chorus I keep setting plates for who you used to be While the woman in your shadow terrifies me Chorus I built my life into a shelter for your storms Now I sleep like a hostage in my own home Every lock I placed to keep you safe Became another bar across my cage Shelter cage Shelter cage You drink my mercy like it’s oxygen And I let you back in again Breakdown Same slammed door Same shattered glass Same “I swear this time” Spinning back I built these walls to survive the weather Now we rot inside them together Final Chorus I built my life into a shelter for your storms Now there’s nothing in this house that feels like home Every piece of me I gave away Still hangs inside this shelter cage Shelter cage Shelter cage And I still leave the porch light on For the child you were Not the storm you’ve become #numetalvibes #AIMetal #aimusic #altrock #lyricvideo © 2026 ​⁠ @HEADNOISEMUSIC Original content created by me, with AI assistance. All rights reserved.