

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You said “next year we’ll get a place” I was tracing floor plans on your face You were half here Half on your phone Names I didn’t know Laughing in your tone You kept my toothbrush in a drawer Never on the sink like it was yours Every key on your ring But not my door Every promise like a thrift store metaphor [Chorus] You kept forever just around the corner You drew a house we never moved into You held my hand out in the open While you were saving space for someone new I packed my hope inside your dresser You packed your lies like they were true You kept forever just around the corner And I kept walking toward you [Verse 2] You’d say “I swear You’re all I need” Then dodge my eyes Change the speed Of the car when I’d bring up June Wedding jokes hanging heavy in the room There was lipstick on your coffee cup Wrong shade Wrong shape Story spun up “I’ve had that for months ” you said But the stain was fresher than our bed [Chorus] You kept forever just around the corner You drew a life we never stepped into You left your jacket on my chair But never left a single thing of you I hung my dreams beside your shadow You hung your heart where I can’t move You kept forever just around the corner And I kept walking toward you [Bridge] Funny how you’d talk about a baby name Then change the subject when I did the same (oh) You built a future out of air and wine While you were busy crossing every other line Was I a layover between your flights? A porch light burning through your nights? You kissed my head like I was home Then checked your texts Already gone [Chorus] You kept forever just around the corner Like a storefront window I looked through You tried on vows in quiet moments Then slipped them off when I needed proof I left my key on your table You left your ghost in every room You kept forever just around the corner Now I’m finally turning Too
Tags
rock, Intimate indie folk-blues with female vocals; warm fingerpicked acoustic plus a dusty hollow-body electric sliding in on the downbeats. Verse one stays close and conversational, subtle brushy drums and upright bass. Chorus widens with gritty harmonies, tambourine, and a slight drive on the electric guitar. Bridge leans into a raw, almost-spoken delivery, then last chorus eases back to a resigned, bittersweet hush., folk, indie folk, blues, female vocals, singer-songwriter
3:57
No
4/1/2026