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Tunde Bakare

You answer on the second ring

Studied engineering and dropped out one term short; raps about the maths of getting out

the numbers

bpm
70
key
C minor
energy
0.72
dance
0.82
valence
0.41
vocal at
6.2s
length
2:35
language
En

lyrics

Three AM, my phone face-down on the shelf

Man's been through it, still I don't ring no one else

I hear one buzz, then I grip it by the frame

You picked up quick, same calm in your name

Boots by the door, and a Tesco bag creased

My room's all quiet, just a bus past the street

You said, "You good?" like you already knew

I said, "Need you now," and you said, "I'm with you"

Half-ring in the dark, then your voice came through

Curtain still twitching, kettle cold in the room

No big talk, just "come on, say less"

You answer fast when the night starts press

Second ring, second ring, second ring, second ring

You answer on the second ring

Second ring, second ring, second ring, second ring

When it's three in the morn, you ring

Peckham High Road, your coat got rain on the cuff

You came round bare-faced, still moving on trust

Shared one vape in the car park, watching it spin

You don't ask for the whole story, you let me begin

I'm in the back seat, South London drizzle on glass

You tap the wheel twice, like, "Bro, that'll pass"

A pack of mint gum, and a half-charged phone

That's the kind of man that don't leave you alone

Second ring, second ring, second ring, second ring

You answer on the second ring

Second ring, second ring, second ring, second ring

When it's three in the morn, you ring

If I call and I'm shaking, don't let it go dead

If I text just "you up?" with the weight in my chest

Same number, same answer, same calm in your tone

You make that small sound feel like home

Second ring, second ring, second ring, second ring

You answer on the second ring

Second ring, second ring, second ring, second ring

When it's three in the morn, you ring