Still in the drawer
Ex-gospel choir lead who found four-to-the-floor
the numbers
- bpm
- 123
- key
- F minor
- energy
- 0.73
- dance
- 0.94
- valence
- 0.52
- vocal at
- 3.5s
- length
- 3:31
- language
- En
lyrics
I wrote your name on lined paper blue By the fan in the flat when the power went through Folded it once, then twice by the seam Left it by the spoon tin under the beans The envelope waits by the hairpin tray Postmark untouched from that July day I hear matatu brakes on Ngong Road rain But my hand stays still on the drawer again Nine-fifteen, I pull the drawer See your name and close it more The ink still leans on the page My thumb on the edge, I stay Still in the drawer Still in the drawer Still in the drawer Still in the drawer At Yaya, I bought two carrots and rice Came home with salt on my wrist from the ice Your letter sat quiet beside the tin key Under the receipt from last Thursday’s tea I almost sent it near Okoa Jahazi Then I heard your laugh from the kiosk alley The stamp got damp in the kitchen sink And I let the whole thing sink Still in the drawer Still in the drawer Still in the drawer Still in the drawer Now the rain taps hard on the tin roof line I touch the fold where I changed my mind One day I’ll post it, one day I’ll see If your address still belongs to me Still in the drawer Still in the drawer Still in the drawer Still in the drawer