You kept it

the numbers

bpm

92

key

F minor

energy

0.74

dance

0.89

valence

0.39

vocal at

3.5s

length

3:24

language

Ic

lyrics

You swore it on a napkin, folded by the sink

At Mikkeller after midnight, red salt on your lip

I kept the small key on my chain where it could clink

All winter in my coat, while the harbor ships drift

Then morning came thin

and the ferryhorn cut blue

I checked your name once

and the sky looked through you

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

By the broken green kettle and the lamp with no shade

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

And I heard every promise the cold had made

Your boots by the door had crusted with white

Your scarf on the chair, smelling of rain and rye

I left the envelope there under the light

You came back at six with clear hands and tired eyes

Then morning came thin

and the ferryhorn cut blue

I checked your name once

and the sky looked through you

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

By the broken green kettle and the lamp with no shade

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

And I heard every promise the cold had made

At Skólavörðustígur, the buses hissed past

You touched the key ring, small silver, worn fast

No speech, just the mug ring, the chipped yellow plate

A promise can live in the glass till it wakes

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

By the broken green kettle and the lamp with no shade

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

You kept it

And I heard every promise the cold had made