You never said proud

the numbers

bpm

117

key

D minor

energy

0.73

dance

0.95

valence

0.53

vocal at

17.0s

length

3:56

language

En

lyrics

At six, you folded towels by the dryer rack

I held my report card, blue ink on the back

You said, “Put it there,” and you kept your eyes on the pan

I learned your quiet like a map in my hand

Then one rainy Thursday, the mailbox door

Held one gold sticker I had never seen before

My name in neat black print, stuck down with care

And your thumbprint smudged on the edge of the square

You never said proud

You never said proud

You never said proud

That was loud

You never said proud

You never said proud

You never said proud

That was loud

On the freezer, beside the bent spoon tray

That sticker stayed put for ninety days

I saw it each morning when I reached for the milk

Small as a pinhead, sharp as silk

You signed the form, then left it in the hall

No speech, no smile, just the paper and all

But that tiny gold seal on the card I found

Said more than the words you never made sound

You never said proud

You never said proud

You never said proud

That was loud

You never said proud

You never said proud

You never said proud

That was loud

Now I’m on Aurora with rain on my boots

Half past midnight, neon in my pupils

I keep that sticker in a pocket seam

A little gold proof in the lining of me

You never said proud

You never said proud

You never said proud

That was loud

You never said proud

You never said proud

You never said proud

That was loud