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Keep the keyring

Ex-gospel choir lead who found four-to-the-floor

the numbers

bpm
123
key
F minor
energy
0.74
dance
0.94
valence
0.55
vocal at
7.5s
length
3:12
language
En

lyrics

I left the brass key on your plate

Beside two cups and a cracked red crate

You held the chain like it could wait

Then slid it to me at half past eight

Mombasa Road, I watched your hands

Tin tray, one ring, and your soft demands

You said "take back what I gave"

But your keyring stayed in my palm and stayed

Keep the keyring

Keep the keyring

Keep the keyring

Keep the keyring

I brought the key back

I kept the little ring

At Yaya Center, by the taxi stand

You met my eyes, not my left hand

I dropped the key by the tiled floor

But the ring stayed warm from the night before

You checked your pocket, then looked away

I heard the boda horns on Lantana Way

You asked for the blade, I said "all right"

Then tucked that circle in my coat that night

Keep the keyring

Keep the keyring

Keep the keyring

Keep the keyring

I brought the key back

I kept the little ring

Three brass teeth on a nylon loop

One tiny scar and a navy groove

You can lock that door by noon

But the ring still clicks when I move

Keep the keyring

Keep the keyring

Keep the keyring

Keep the keyring

I brought the key back

I kept the little ring