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Priya Nair

I don’t check, I don’t check

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

the numbers

bpm
99
key
D major
energy
0.69
dance
0.96
valence
0.48
vocal at
9.1s
length
2:12
language
Ta

lyrics

Morning tea in a steel cup

Your name sat once, then dried in the cup

I tapped the screen near the bus stop gate

No thumb moved down, it felt too late

Brown paper bag in my left hand

Phone stayed quiet like it could understand

I stood by the juice stall, looked at the floor

Then I forgot what I was looking for

I don’t check, I don’t check

I don’t check, I don’t check

Your face don’t call me back

I don’t check, I don’t check

At Adyar, rain on my sleeve

Seven fifteen, I took a long breathe

Old chat bubble buried under dust

I bought two bananas and let it go just

I don’t check, I don’t check

I don’t check, I don’t check

Your face don’t call me back

I don’t check, I don’t check

In the lift mirror, hair half pinned

I saw my hand before your name kicked in

No rush, no shake, no needing proof

Just my own steps on the terrace roof

I don’t check, I don’t check

I don’t check, I don’t check

Your face don’t call me back

I don’t check, I don’t check
I don’t check, I don’t check — Priya Nair · FERAL