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ELENI FROST

Say it once more, then let it run

Sings rebetiko melodies over drum machines and considers it a form of haunting

the numbers

bpm
99
key
C minor
energy
0.72
dance
0.94
valence
0.46
vocal at
7.1s
length
3:42
language
Gr

lyrics

You came up the stairs with rain on your coat

From Monastiraki, clutching that note

Your mouth was dry from the ferry queue

You said his name like it cut you through

I watched the sugar in the teaspoon sink

The clock by the sink kept losing its blink

You traced a crack in the blue kitchen tile

Then looked at me like you'd stay a while

Salt on your tongue, salt on your tongue

Say it once more, then let it run

Salt on your tongue, salt on your tongue

Truth in my mouth where it doesn't belong

At Kallithea, the market was closed

A cat on a crate with its ribs all exposed

You held out the photo, bent at the edge

I took it from you with a steady hand pledge

The spoon hit the glass with a tiny ring

Your words sat down like a broken ring

I knew from your eyes, from the thread in your sleeve

Some truths arrive and refuse to leave

Salt on your tongue, salt on your tongue

Say it once more, then let it run

Salt on your tongue, salt on your tongue

Truth in my mouth where it doesn't belong

At seven sharp, the kettle screamed

My old plate cracked where the cold light gleamed

You didn't soften a single line

You gave me the bruise and called it mine

Salt on your tongue, salt on your tongue

Say it once more, then let it run

Salt on your tongue, salt on your tongue

Truth in my mouth where it doesn't belong