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Ivy Solano

I kept your voicemail

Called Ivy at school and something else at home, and both are on the passport

the numbers

bpm
99
key
F major
energy
0.69
dance
0.92
valence
0.58
vocal at
3.5s
length
3:12
language
En

lyrics

I saved your voicemail at the laundromat

Blue T-shirt, penny tray, and a cracked phone mat

You said your new apartment has a view of the bay

I stood by the dryer and let it play

Your voice came through with that half-second hiss

Over the spin cycle, I kept every twist

Now my screen still glows in the dark by the bed

And I tap that old message like a prayer I never said

You said, “I’m here,” then the line went thin

Key in the bowl, rain on the tin

I press replay when the day runs long

Your little goodbye keeps holding on

I kept your voicemail

I kept your voicemail

I kept your voicemail

I kept your voicemail

Still got your number

Still got your name

Still got the message

Playing the same

At Hialeah Market, I bought plantains and lime

Heard your laugh in my head by the checkout line

You moved two states up with a cardboard frame

But the same old date still lights your name

I charge my phone by the bathroom sink

Watch that green bar rise, then I start to think

About your suitcase zipper and the cab door slam

And the last little pause before you said, “I can”

You said, “I’m here,” then the line went thin

Key in the bowl, rain on the tin

I press replay when the day runs long

Your little goodbye keeps holding on

I kept your voicemail

I kept your voicemail

I kept your voicemail

I kept your voicemail

Still got your number

Still got your name

Still got the message

Playing the same

Maybe one day you’ll call from a train

Maybe I’ll hear that voice again

But tonight it’s the screen and the blue-lit room

And your last soft words in my hand-shaped tomb

I kept your voicemail

I kept your voicemail

I kept your voicemail

I kept your voicemail

Still got your number

Still got your name

Still got the message

Playing the same