I had it ready

the numbers

bpm

144

key

A# major

energy

0.70

dance

0.95

valence

0.55

vocal at

4.6s

length

3:00

language

En

lyrics

I wrote it on the bus to Chapel Allerton

On a Tesco receipt by the kettle at one

Your mug left a ring on the pine by the stair

I practised the line till my throat went bare

In the mirror by the sink, I watched my jaw set

By the time you came home, I had my words half-met

But the door clicked shut and you dropped your keys

And the whole week’s anger folded at the knees

I had it ready

I had it ready

I had it ready

I had it ready

And I just said, "Yeah, it's fine"

On Tuesday I paced from the hall to the landing

Past your black work boots and the bin bag standing

I timed every pause to the boil in the pan

Then you asked for the salt, and I lost the plan

In the mirror by the sink, I watched my jaw set

By the time you came home, I had my words half-met

But the door clicked shut and you dropped your keys

And the whole week’s anger folded at the knees

I had it ready

I had it ready

I had it ready

I had it ready

And I just said, "Yeah, it's fine"

Now the page goes yellow in the kitchen drawer

Next to the shopping list and the snapped-off cork

I still hear the version that never left my chest

Standing in my mouth like a held-back test

I had it ready

I had it ready

I had it ready

I had it ready

And I just said, "Yeah, it's fine"