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Solveig Aas

Last shift, last shift

Two months a year the sun does not rise where she lives

the numbers

bpm
136
key
A# major
energy
0.74
dance
0.94
valence
0.38
vocal at
7.1s
length
3:36
language
No

lyrics

Six fifty on the clock, I pin on the card

The kettle in the break room hums, the tile is hard

I fold my jacket over the chair, it smells of rain

One last blue light from the freezer glass, then I’m done with this lane

I count the cups, I count the keys

The manager’s boots on the concrete crease

I take my gloves from the locker door

My hands know this room, and one thing more

Last shift, last shift

Last shift, last shift

I know this floor

I know it still

The mop bucket leaves a silver track along the hall

At nine twelve, I sweep the bread crumbs from the wall

The radio coughs out a weather report for the bay

I hear the packaging line breathe, and I want to stay

Last shift, last shift

Last shift, last shift

I know this floor

I know it still

By the loading bay, the gulls turn over in the grey

My card slips out clean, and I let it go away

The glove tape, the dust, the dent in my locker door

I leave with tired hands, and I miss it more

Last shift, last shift

Last shift, last shift

I know this floor

I know it still