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Della Rae Hutchins

THE LONG WAY, THURSDAY

Keeps a notebook of things people said to her and dates them like evidence

style

  • country pop
  • narrative songwriting
  • acoustic guitar
  • subtle banjo
  • warm female vocal
  • clear and storytelling
  • big polished chorus
  • bridge key change
  • radio production
  • southern american drawl

the numbers

bpm
99
key
D# major
energy
0.70
dance
0.95
valence
0.48
vocal at
3.9s
length
3:22
language
En

lyrics

(Thursday)

I could take the main road now. He knows. There is no secret.
Twenty minutes back, an early cup of tea, no game
And I turned at the water Thursday, in the rain, again
Because it was never about him not knowing at all

The long way, Thursday (Thursday)
Still took the long way Thursday
Nothing to hide, Thursday
Thursday

The long way Thursday, the long way, the long way
Twenty minutes to put down what I carry
The long way Thursday, the long way, the long way
And a square of yellow light across the water, waiting

(key change up)
He has started doing it as well. Since March. The long way.
Comes home from town round the water like a fool.
Neither of us has mentioned it. We are not going to.

The long way Thursday, the long way, the long way
Twenty minutes to put down what I carry
The long way Thursday, the long way, the long way
And a square of yellow light across the water, waiting

(Thursday...)