NOT EVEN MY HOUSE - ORIGINAL SONG

THE UNBOXED ANTHEM

Verse 1

Once upon a time

In a house beneath the moon

There were candles in the windows

There were roses all in bloom

Every room inside was charming

Every chair was in its place

But the mirrors never smiled

And the clocks forgot the day

Chorus 1

Boxed in, boxed out

And it’s not even my house

There’s a key around my neck

But I can’t figure the locks out

The wallpaper remembers

The floorboards know my name

Every time I find the exit

The hallway starts again

Verse 2

There’s a portrait in the hallway

Of a girl I almost know

She is wearing my old dress

And she’s standing in my bones

I ask her how to leave

She points down the hall

I follow through the shadows

But it’s just another wall

Chorus 2

Shut in, shut out

Now I know what it’s about

A pretty little prison

Keep me in and keep them out

The wallpaper remembers

The floorboards know my name

I keep looking for the ending

But the story starts again

Outro

Kept in, locked out

And it’s not even my house

Let the roses climb the walls

I’m gonna find my way out

Boxed in, boxed out

I have finally figured out

I don’t need to find the doorway

I can tear the whole thing down

Boxed in, boxed out

I have finally figured out

There was never any door

I’m breaking through the ceiling now

©WRITTEN BY: KELLY DAILEY

09/14/2026