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Priya Nair

Hold that look

Writes anti-love songs in a film industry that only commissions love songs

the numbers

bpm
103
key
C major
energy
0.70
dance
0.94
valence
0.44
vocal at
8.3s
length
3:27
language
Ta

lyrics

At the Besant Road stop, you stood with your bag

I had my lunch tin, sweating through the rag

You laughed at my torn strap, then fixed it with thread

I watched your fingers work, and forgot what you said

The blue board shook in the wind

Your sleeve brushed mine again

One bus passed full, one bus came thin

And something tilted then

Hold that look

Hold that look

Hold that look

Hold that look

The conductor tore our tickets, two rupees in hand

Your wrist had a red mark from a rubber band

You asked if I was waiting, I said, "Just the 21"

But my voice went small as the route number spun

The rain on the tin roof

Made a soft drumline

You smiled like you knew

The change in my spine

Hold that look

Hold that look

Hold that look

Hold that look

Later, the bus door hissed, and you turned to climb

My name stayed on my tongue for a longer time

You didn't say goodbye, but you didn't leave the same

We both knew the stop had learned a new name

Hold that look

Hold that look

Hold that look

Hold that look