Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Tip the light tip the glass heels click slow as the tables pass I’m your private dancer but I don’t look back at you eyes on the cracks in the plaster counting every step I do American Express on the table gold card slid like a secret name I smile like this is easy pretend I don’t feel the weight of your gaze [Chorus] I keep my eyes on the wall just to get by, just to get by silhouettes sway in the smoke but my heart’s somewhere else tonight How do I balance this with another love when I’m selling pieces of my time I keep my eyes on the wall so you can’t see what’s in my mind [Verse 2] He’s at home with the porch light on keeps my dinner warm keeps the TV running Thinks I’m just working late chasing tips and closing tabs Does he taste the perfume on my collar when I curl up in his hands You’re all cashmere questions cheap champagne truth But he holds my Sunday mornings and the softness of my youth [Chorus] I keep my eyes on the wall just to get by, just to get by silhouettes sway in the smoke but my heart’s somewhere else tonight How do I balance this with another love when every song cuts like a lie I keep my eyes on the wall so you can’t see what’s in my mind [Bridge] Is this power, is this prison is it mercy, is it sin I’m a lifeline in your shadow while I’m drowning deep within You buy hours but I’m counting hearts two names written on one spark [Chorus] I keep my eyes on the wall just to get by, just to get by silhouettes sway in the smoke but my heart’s somewhere else tonight How do I balance this with another love when I’m split down the center line I keep my eyes on the wall till I can finally choose a side
Tags
jazz, Smoky late-night jazz trio with upright bass, brushed drums, and muted trumpet fills; slow swing groove that lets a sultry female vocal sit low and intimate, then rise into a bigger, aching belt on the hook. Piano lays sparse, dark chords; occasional vibraphone doubles the melody. Subtle backing harmonies enter on the last chorus to lift the emotional tension., deep
Duration
4:52
Instrumental
No
Created
4/5/2026