Second chair, second chair
Sings with her cousins on every track
the numbers
- bpm
- 172
- key
- A# major
- energy
- 0.71
- dance
- 0.95
- valence
- 0.50
- vocal at
- 5.9s
- length
- 2:34
- language
- En
lyrics
I came in from the rain on Karangahape Road Left my shoes by the mat, my keys in a row By the window sat a chair I’d never seen before Same cane back, pale seat, tucked near the door No one said a word, not one Tea steamed up in the blue-checked cup I ran my hand along the frame And felt the room go still again Second chair, second chair Second chair, second chair By the table, like it’s always there Second chair, second chair Mum kept folding towels, watching the kettle rise Dad read the paper, not a glance, not a sign The wooden legs left little dents in the floor Like they’d known the boards a week before No one said a word, not one Bread on a plate, and the clock struck one I touched the braid in the worn armrest And the whole room settled in its chest Second chair, second chair Second chair, second chair By the table, like it’s always there Second chair, second chair On the ferry home, I saw my breath Then I saw the empty place it kept Whoever left it knew the way To make one more space for stay Second chair, second chair Second chair, second chair By the table, like it’s always there Second chair, second chair