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Nadia Hamdi

Second chair, second chair

Started making beats on a cracked laptop

the numbers

bpm
108
key
F minor
energy
0.70
dance
0.93
valence
0.57
vocal at
1.6s
length
3:05
language
Ar

lyrics

I opened the door at ten past four

A second chair was there by the wall

Black metal legs on the tile floor

No note, no knock, no reason at all

My cup was still warm in the blue bowl

Your scarf on the hook, folded tight

I counted the rings in the side table hole

And the room kept its mouth shut all night

I looked at the frame, then the chair

Same dust on the seat, same scratch on the side

One more place in the air

Like it had always lived inside

Second chair, second chair

Second chair, second chair

Second chair, second chair

Second chair, second chair

At noon the fan cut the heat in two

The chair stayed put near the bookcase edge

One sock on the rug, one spoon in the glue

One extra shadow along the ledge

I moved the vase, I moved the box

Still the extra legs held their ground

The clock clicked once, then twelve-forty-two

And the chair made the room feel round

I touched the wood, then my mouth went dry

I checked the latch, I checked the light

One more shape in the quiet

Sitting there with no goodbye

Second chair, second chair

Second chair, second chair

Second chair, second chair

Second chair, second chair

At seven, the kettle hissed in the kitchen

Steam on the glass, one plate in the sink

I pulled out the chair, then left it standing

Like it knew more than I could think

Second chair, second chair

Second chair, second chair

Second chair, second chair

Second chair, second chair