Before the punchline
Writes hits for other people and kept the best ones; this is what she kept
the numbers
- bpm
- 117
- key
- B minor
- energy
- 0.69
- dance
- 0.95
- valence
- 0.63
- vocal at
- 29.1s
- length
- 2:50
- language
- En
lyrics
You bite your lip at the café glass I ask, “What’s next?” and you just laugh Your spoon taps twice on the saucer white You know the joke is coming tonight You fold your napkin into squares Watch the clock above the stairs Then you grin like you read my mind Like you found the beat before the line You look down, then you look up Shoulders shake, you’re holding it up I can feel it in your face You’re a second ahead of the place Before the punchline Before the punchline Before the punchline Before the punchline You’re already laughing You’re already laughing On the tram by Slussen, your cheeks go red You turn to the window, but you nod your head A folded ticket in your mittened hand Like you caught the trick before it lands At seven sharp, by the coat check line You cover your mouth and you start that shine I say, “Tell me now,” you just lean in close And lose it first, like you always know You look down, then you look up Shoulders shake, you’re holding it up I can feel it in your face You’re a second ahead of the place Before the punchline Before the punchline Before the punchline Before the punchline You’re already laughing You’re already laughing Now the room goes quiet, your eyes go wide You take a breath and you step inside One beat later, it lands just right And you’re laughing hard at your own invite Before the punchline Before the punchline Before the punchline Before the punchline You’re already laughing You’re already laughing