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Emma Robinson

Show me slow

Chaos finds her and she surfs it; permanently sandy, permanently optimistic

the numbers

bpm
112
key
C major
energy
0.68
dance
0.91
valence
0.59
vocal at
1.4s
length
2:32
language
En

lyrics

You stood by my bike, by the gate

Thumb on the chain, said, “Wait”

Your hands were patient, yours were raw

Mine got the lesson, sort of, in a stall

You tied my knot with a red rubber band

I copied your loop with my left hand

You smiled like I was close, then not

I kicked the curb and lost the knot

You said, “No rush, just try again”

I nodded once, then missed the bend

Your patience wore a grease-stained grin

And somehow I stayed in it

Show me slow

Show me slow

Show me slow

Show me slow

I’m getting there, just not today

At the pool, you taught me the turn

My goggles slipped, but I watched and learned

You counted beats on the concrete edge

I jumped too soon and clipped the ledge

You wiped the water off my wrist

Said, “Again,” with a tired little twist

I laughed at the bruise on my shin

You said, “That’s how the good stuff begins”

Show me slow

Show me slow

Show me slow

Show me slow

I’m getting there, just not today

In the Stanford lot by the tennis courts

You kept it simple in a hundred sorts

One hand steady, one hand free

You taught me bad, but patiently

Show me slow

Show me slow

Show me slow

Show me slow

I’m getting there, just not today