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Sinead Rourke

You had my back

Writes exactly what happened and changes only the names, and sometimes not even those

the numbers

bpm
162
key
A# major
energy
0.68
dance
0.93
valence
0.36
vocal at
1.5s
length
3:06
language
En

lyrics

At half eight, your mug was chipped and blue

You held the lift for me by the west gate

I spilled black tea on page twenty-two

You slid me a cloth, then went back to your crate

And you never made it a thing

Never put my name in the room

Just a nod, a quiet swing

While I came apart at noon

You had my back

You had my back

You had my back

You had my back

On Friday in Liffey Street office light

The printer jammed with my name on the file

You fixed it quick while I bit my lip tight

Then said, "It was grand," with that small crooked smile

And I kept my thanks in my throat

Like a coin I could not spend

But you left me room to float

Without ever playing friend

You had my back

You had my back

You had my back

You had my back

Now I see your hands on the kettle and the tap

The green ring on your thumb from the ferry last spring

I was waiting for words that you never brought back

But you showed me the shape of a decent thing

You had my back

You had my back

You had my back

You had my back