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Jonas Berg

Box by box

Was a competitive swimmer

the numbers

bpm
129
key
F major
energy
0.72
dance
0.95
valence
0.54
vocal at
2.4s
length
3:09
language
En

lyrics

In the hallway of my father’s flat

I found a tax bill, folded flat

Three blue mugs on the windowsill

And a tin of screws in the sugar tin still

A train card dated nineteen-eight

A church key bent from the milk crate

One wool sock on the radiator

Names on the boxes in black marker

The tape on the lids turned brown and dry

I heard the paper make a little sigh

One more shelf and I could see

What he kept from you and me

Box by box

Box by box

Box by box

Box by box

In a shoebox under winter coats

There were ticket stubs and old typed notes

A watch with the back held on by glue

And a postcard cut from the family blue

I found your receipt from a bakery

Two forks, one bent, in a jam jar key

The kettle whistled from the next room

While I filled the skip in the yard by noon

The tape on the lids turned brown and dry

I heard the paper make a little sigh

One more shelf and I could see

What he kept from you and me

Box by box

Box by box

Box by box

Box by box

Under the sink, behind the bleach

A photo stack just out of reach

Your red scarf still smelled like rain

I folded it once and shut the frame

Box by box

Box by box

Box by box

Box by box