Too late, too late

the numbers

bpm

162

key

G major

energy

0.70

dance

0.95

valence

0.51

vocal at

6.3s

length

3:09

language

En

lyrics

I folded your blue note by the kettle

Kept your name in the drawer with the bills

Tried out my lines on the window glass

Till the rain left beads on the sill

I had it all by the freezer door

At six fifteen, with my shoes still on

But you came in with your bag unzipped

And all my brave words were gone

I let the worst of it sit in my throat

Like a plum stone I could not swallow

Every comeback I held for weeks

Went thin as the tea in the bottom

Too late, too late

Too late, too late

I wore it out

Before you walked in

I saved receipts from the corner shop

And the red lid off that cream-colored tin

I made you leave by the front step

I made you cry, then I let you in

I practiced calm in the laundry room

With the spin cycle shaking the floor

But your wet coat on the chair by the sink

Made me forget what I came for

I let the worst of it sit in my throat

Like a plum stone I could not swallow

Every sharp little word I rehearse

Turns soft when your hand hits the handle

Too late, too late

Too late, too late

I wore it out

Before you walked in

Now the cups are stacked by the dish rack

And your keys make a small metal ring

I kept the speech in the back of my mouth

Like a letter I never could sing

Too late, too late

Too late, too late

I wore it out

Before you walked in