I stayed behind

the numbers

bpm

144

key

G# major

energy

0.71

dance

0.94

valence

0.55

vocal at

6.1s

length

2:29

language

En

lyrics

Mornings in the rowhouse, fan on low

Your suitcase wheels marked lines in the snow

I watched the Spadina bus go slow

While your last text sat blue on my phone

Box on the couch, your hoodie still there

Condo hall echo, sink water stare

June kept its hands on the sticky air

And I stayed put, while your plans went elsewhere

Canned peaches on the counter, warm

Half a deck of cards, bent and torn

I heard the screen door click at dawn

But it was just the wind on the lawn

I stayed behind

I stayed behind

I stayed behind

I stayed behind

FreshCo bag swinging, I walked Queen West

Two iced capps melting through my chest

Your name on my lip like an unpaid debt

I crossed at Bathurst with a borrowed vest

The AC hummed in the dry upstairs

Your playlist died in the folding chair

A Bruins cap, a cracked red pair

Of headphones hung on the kitchen stairs

July by the window, thick and slow

Grease on the pan from the dinner roll

Your empty plate got pushed below

And I learned how quiet a place can grow

I stayed behind

I stayed behind

I stayed behind

I stayed behind

Now the lake looks flat from the ferry rail

Kids on the boardwalk eating popsicles pale

I keep your old key on a metal nail

But the lock don’t turn, and the paint won’t peel

I stayed behind

I stayed behind

I stayed behind

I stayed behind