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Otto Lindqvist

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Trained as a cellist and plays guitar like one; talks less than anyone in the studio

the numbers

bpm
144
key
D# minor
energy
0.73
dance
0.91
valence
0.48
vocal at
6.2s
length
4:09
language
Fi

lyrics

I keep your voicemail in the drawer by the sink

Next to a chipped blue mug and a receipt from Linköping

Your voice says "call me" and then it cuts to black

I play it at midnight, then I set it back

The red light blinks on the kitchen wall

The kettle sighs once, then it stalls

Your number hangs there in my phone

I don't press delete, I let it roam

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Keep your voice in the dark

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Like a match in a jar

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Till the tape runs thin

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Till you sound like him

Snow on the sill and salt on my boots

Your scarf still folds in the hall by the boots

I washed your cup but the ring stayed brown

One saved old message can pull me down

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Keep your voice in the dark

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Like a match in a jar

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Till the tape runs thin

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Till you sound like him

Helsinki rain on the balcony rail

I hear your pause in the old hotel

Farther away than a train can go

Still in my ear when the night runs slow

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Keep your voice in the dark

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Like a match in a jar

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Till the tape runs thin

Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it

Till you sound like him
Keep it, keep it, keep it, keep it — Otto Lindqvist · FERAL