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SISTER MACHINE

What they kept, what they kept

Three sisters, one of whom is not actually a sister, and nobody will say which

the numbers

bpm
96
key
E minor
energy
0.69
dance
0.92
valence
0.52
vocal at
7.4s
length
2:14
language
En

lyrics

Mum's place on Hoddle, three rooms and a hall

Flyscreens ripped, old bills piled tall

I dragged the fridge off the lino floor

Found your yellow receipts in the cutlery drawer

Two tea cups, one cracked plate

A Maccas straw from nineteen-eight

You saved the good stuff, hid it tight

Now I'm knee-deep in your Saturday night

What they kept, what they kept

What they kept, what they kept

In the back room, under the bed

What they kept, what they kept

Old footy medals in a butter tin

Your op shop shirts with the collar pin

Bank books, Tupperware, a bent cassette

And my school photo still in a wet ashtray set

You wrote names on every box

Fruit box tape and garden socks

I laughed once, then I bit my lip

At your note in the bread knife grip

What they kept, what they kept

What they kept, what they kept

In the back room, under the bed

What they kept, what they kept

I held your apron, grease on the seam

Your tax folder and a tram ticket dream

No big speech, just dust and glue

One last chair, then I walked right through

What they kept, what they kept

What they kept, what they kept

In the back room, under the bed

What they kept, what they kept