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Mai Tran

Same old smile

Works in her family's pharmacy and writes between customers

the numbers

bpm
108
key
C major
energy
0.70
dance
0.93
valence
0.57
vocal at
4.8s
length
3:59
language
Vi

lyrics

At 7:40, by the noodle stall

You wore the same black watch, same silver ball

Your hair fell flat like the old-school night

And my plastic bag shook in the scooter light

You said my name like you said it before

I saw the chipped red nail on your left hand more

We laughed too loud by the blue tile wall

Then nothing had changed at all

The fan turned slow above our heads

Cold tea sat by the cracked red bread

Your eyes held mine, then slid away

Like we both knew what words can't say

Same old smile

Same old smile

Same old smile

Same old smile

We came back slow

We stayed the same

That is the ache

That keeps my name

At 9:15, the rain hit hard

On the wet red curb by the parking yard

You checked your phone with your thumb still bent

I knew that look from the year you went

The kettle hissed in the back room light

Same chipped cups, same spoon, same bite

You asked me once if I ever left

I said, "I tried," and then took a breath

Same old smile

Same old smile

Same old smile

Same old smile

We came back slow

We stayed the same

That is the ache

That keeps my name

One more cup

One more chair

Same small room

Same blank stare

Your laugh came out

Soft and thin

Like the door

That won't shut in

Same old smile

Same old smile

Same old smile

Same old smile

We came back slow

We stayed the same

That is the ache

That keeps my name
Same old smile — Mai Tran · FERAL