You said I make it hard to help me
And you weren't wrong you weren't wrong
I said you disappear inside a job
And you knew that too

I heard it and I wanted to fight it
Every word of it was true
That's the worst kind of argument
The one you lose to somebody you love

Nobody won the kitchen tonight
And nobody's leaving

Turns out both of us were right
Turns out that's the hardest part
You can't beat a person
When you're on the same side of the wall
Both of us were right
So both of us have work to do
And I'd rather do the work in here
Than be right without you

(both of us both of us)

I'll say the thing before it gets heavy

I'll leave the phone in the other room

Small repairs not grand gestures
That's how a house stays up

Turns out both of us were right
Turns out that's the hardest part
You can't beat a person
When you're on the same side of the wall
Both of us were right
So both of us have work to do
And I'd rather do the work in here
Than be right without you

We're not the couple in the film
Who scream and then it's fine
We're the ones who write it down
And actually do it this time

Turns out both of us were right
Turns out that's the hardest part
You can't beat a person
When you're on the same side of the wall
Both of us were right
So both of us have work to do
And I'd rather do the work in here
Than be right without you

Both of us were right
(both of us both of us)

Your name on my tongue
Like salt on my lips
You pull me under slow
With those little wrist flips

I was out of time
You were out of sight
Then you stepped right in
And turned my dark to white

Hold me in the groove
Don’t let it fade away
Hands up heart open
We can make it stay

Closer closer now
Feel the room unlock
One more little move
And you know I’ll stop

Pull me in
Pull me in
Velvet tide take me in

Pull me in
Pull me in
We don’t need a reason

You laugh with your eyes
And I fall in line
One touch on my sleeve
And the whole world aligns

We talk in the bassline
We move in the glow
Every step you take
Makes the whole night slow

Hold me in the groove
Don’t let it fade away
Hands up heart open
We can make it stay

Closer closer now
Feel the room unlock
One more little move
And you know I’ll stop

Pull me in
Pull me in
Velvet tide take me in

Pull me in
Pull me in
We don’t need a reason

I came in late with my jacket half-zipped
Saw you by the speaker had to give the whole room up quick
You move like you know every beat got a memory
I’m tryna keep cool but you keep pulling energy

Phone face down I’m not tryna look busy
You say one word and the whole place get dizzy
No big talk just the tap of your hand
Now I’m locked to your timing like a kick and a snare

We don’t gotta force it no script no scene
You hit that corner and I follow the sheen
If you say “go” then I’m already there
With your name in my mouth and the bass in the air

Now it’s just your breath
And the pulse between
Skin on skin yeah
You know what I mean

Pull me in
Pull me in
Velvet tide take me in

Pull me in
Pull me in
We don’t need a reason

(Rome K)

[Verso 1]
Te vi cruzar la pista (uh oh)
Y el tiempo se me fue sin prisa (oh yeah)
Tu sombra baila con mi risa
No sé tu nombre pero ya me hipnotiza

(Hey Rome!)
Cada paso que das es un reto
Tus caderas me lanzan un decreto
Esta noche no quiero secretos
Solo tú y yo sin pretextos

[Pre-Coro]
Estoy contando los minutos (uh oh)
Para verte mover tan bruto (oh oh yeah)
Dímelo ya sin susto
Que tú también lo sientes lo intuyo

[Coro]
Baila conmigo no esperes más
Tu cuerpo pide y yo quiero dar
El ritmo nos lleva sin preguntar
Contigo la noche va a explotar (boom boom)
Baila conmigo te quiero ya
Tus ojos dicen que esto va a estallar
(Yeah yeah… Hey Rome!)

[Puente – susurro + adlibs]
Y cuando llegue el momento (uh oh)
Quiero perderme en tu movimiento (slow slow)
No pares no pares — sigue el viento
Esta canción es nuestro argumento

[Verso 2]
Luces bajan tú subes el nivel
Lo tuyo es arte no lo ves
Eres el ritmo que yo soñé
(Oh yeah… Rome let’s go!)

Tus labios marcan el compás
Y yo no quiero mirar atrás
Si esto es un juego quiero más
Tú me enciendes como gas

[Coro – repeat]
Baila conmigo no esperes más
Tu cuerpo pide y yo quiero dar
El ritmo nos lleva sin preguntar
Contigo la noche va a explotar
Baila conmigo te quiero ya
Tus ojos dicen que esto va a estallar
(Oh yeah… Hey Rome! uh uh…)

¡Viva el sistema!
¡Viva el sistema!

¡Viva el sistema!
Vamos
Ritmo
Poder
Sí
¡Sube!
Libre
Control
¡Viva!

One more message then I let it go
No hard feelings just a different road

You send a question past a quarter two
I read it twice but I already knew
We kept a habit long beyond its use
Now every answer feels like an excuse

I don't need a perfect ending
I just need a line that's true

No replay no replay
We can leave it where it changed
No replay no replay
I won't trade my peace for yesterday
Keep the good release the weight
No replay no replay

No no no replay
No no no replay

Friends keep asking if I miss the sound
I miss who I was when you came around
But missing isn't an instruction now
I know the exit and I know it counts

I don't need a perfect ending
I just need a line that's true

No replay no replay
We can leave it where it changed
No replay no replay
I won't trade my peace for yesterday
Keep the good release the weight
No replay no replay

Maybe closure isn't something said
Maybe it's the choice to step ahead
No villain no score no debt to pay
Just two people choosing separate ways

No replay no replay
We can leave it where it changed
No replay no replay
I won't trade my peace for yesterday
Keep the good release the weight
No replay no replay

No hard feelings no replay
I choose peace and walk away

Thoughts collide as I reflect
Searching for what I can't connect
Every chord brings back your smile
But it's just an empty aisle

Time keeps moving yet I'm here
Holding on to what was dear
Words unspoken cloud my view
Moments lost but still feel you

Hey can you hear me?
I'm lost in the sound
Gripping tight can't let go
Of the warmth of you
Will I find my way through?

Every twist brings back your name
Searching for a spark to reclaim
But I breathe I choose to dance
Finding strength in every chance

Letting go of what we've known
Building paths where love has grown
Every heartbeat every sound
New stories waiting to be found

Hey can you hear me?
I'm lost in the sound
Gripping tight can't let go
Of the warmth of you
Will I find my way through?

Ladies and gentlemen
From Vienna to Miami
From the palace to the party
They call him
Disco Machiavelli

Not a prince
Not a saint
Just trouble in a velvet jacket

He walks in late with a golden cane
White silk shirt and a champagne stain
Everybody knows but nobody tells
He buys bad luck and sells it well

Midnight phone no caller ID
Three black cars on a one-way street
He says “my dear don’t follow the rules”
Then disappears by the swimming pool

He’s got the city on a string
He makes the mirror wanna sing
Too much charm too much heat
Dancing like a scandal in the street

Disco Machiavelli
Oh-oh he’s ready
Heart so heavy
But the beat so steady

Disco Machiavelli
Ciao baby ciao
Everybody wants him
Nobody knows how

Machiavelli
Machiavelli
Nicht so schnell mein Freund

She met him once at the Hotel Noir
Red wine smile and a stolen car
He said “love is politics darling you’ll see”
Then left her name on the balcony

Velvet gloves dangerous plans
Kissing rings on invisible hands
He don’t dance he negotiates
With the DJ and the city gates

He’s got the night under control
Silver shoes and a borrowed soul
Too much style too much speed
Living like the headline of the week

Disco Machiavelli
Oh-oh he’s ready
Heart so heavy
But the beat so steady

Disco Machiavelli
Ciao baby ciao
Everybody wants him
Nobody knows how

Signorina
Listen carefully
Power is a dance floor
And everybody pays entry

He said it with a smile
Then he vanished in the bassline

Machiavelli
Machiavelli
Dance with the devil
But dress like heaven

Machiavelli
Machiavelli
Too much drama
Too much leather

Disco Machiavelli
Oh-oh he’s ready
Heart so heavy
But the beat so steady

Disco Machiavelli
Ciao baby ciao
Everybody wants him
Nobody knows how

Disco Machiavelli
Oh-oh he’s ready
Velvet panic
Television confetti

Disco Machiavelli
Ciao baby ciao
He was here for a minute
He’s a legend now

From Vienna to Miami
From the palace to the party

Disco Machiavelli

Ciao baby ciao

Days stack up without asking
Deadlines talk before we do
Small mistakes grow teeth quickly
When you’re trying to stay true

Plans bend out of their own shape
Words land wrong then multiply
Nothing ends nothing settles
We just learn what to deny

I’m tired of fixing the timing
Tired of reading every sign
We keep choosing what sounds easy
Then we pay for it in time

Life feels heavy in small ways
Not enough to make a sound
Love gets stuck in explanations
That keep going in a round
We don’t break we just tangle
Try to pull without a map
Every day asks something different
And never tells us where to stand

Conversations turn to tactics
Every pause becomes a test
Saying less feels safer lately
Even when we mean our best

We trade honesty for balance
Call it calm but feel the cost
Nothing wrong with wanting steady
Just don’t lose what made us talk

We don’t need another answer
We don’t need to win the night
I just want a moment quiet
Where the pressure drops its bite

Life feels heavy in small ways
It adds up before we know
Love gets lost in fine decisions
We were never meant to solve
We don’t fall we just circle
Looking for a cleaner path
Every day asks something different
And leaves the rest to us

Maybe this is how it happens
Not dramatic not fast
Just the weight of daily choosing
Stacked against the past

Life feels heavy in small ways
But it’s still the one we take
Love is work without instructions
That we learn by what we break
We don’t fix it all tonight
We don’t need to understand
We just stay inside the motion
Doing what we can

Tomorrow’s already forming
Before we get some rest
I don’t need it to be simple
I just need it to be honest

I remember LA streets
Cruisin' down Sunset in the haze
Back when life was so sweet
Golden days living through a craze

Music played through the night
We were young felt so right

Those years were gold
Bright and bold
Now stories told
Hearts grown cold

We had a better time (yeah better time!)
When the world was free (world was free)
Now they’ve crossed the line (crossed the line)
What do we see? (do we see)
A city lost in misery (misery)

Neon signs and wild dreams
We were kings we ruled the scene
Now it’s not what it seems
Lost the spark the soul the sheen

People now chase empty gold
Trade their hearts lose their hold

Those years were gold
Bright and bold
Now stories told
Hearts grown cold

We had a better time (yeah better time!)
When the world was free (world was free)
Now they’ve crossed the line (crossed the line)
What do we see? (do we see)
A city lost in misery (misery)

Yearning for the
Golden days

Those years were gold
Bright and bold
Now stories told
Hearts grown cold

Back then the city had a pulse
a rhythm and a beat
Fast cars big dreams
livin' life on repeat
From the Walk of Fame
to the Venice Beach sands
Every corner every block
magic in our hands
Skateboards on the boulevard
neon lights aglow
Fashion trends music bends
the energy would flow
We were rebels in the night
no chains could hold us back
Now it's shadows of the past
memories we lack
Chasing paper losing soul
where did passion go?
Grit and glory now just stories
lost in hollow glow
Once a city full of life
now it's just a ghost
Echoes of the laughter
it's the past we miss the most

We had a better time (yeah better time!)
When the world was free (world was free)
Now they’ve crossed the line (crossed the line)
What do we see? (do we see)
A city lost in misery (misery)

We had a better time (yeah better time!)
When the world was free (world was free)
Now they’ve crossed the line (crossed the line)
What do we see? (do we see)
A city lost in misery (misery)

Prompt

Another one for Claire
Third one this week
I don’t know Claire
But apparently everyone else does

The first came from a dentist
The second from Marseille
Then a postcard with a bicycle
And nothing much to say

A catalogue from somewhere
A birthday card from June
Someone wrote I hope you finally
Did the thing you wanted to

I put them in a shoebox
Underneath the telephone
By October I knew Claire
Better than some people I had known

She buys books she never finishes
She owes somebody twenty-three
And someone named Luc keeps writing
Please call me when you’re free

Claire you’re getting mail again
Claire they think you still live here
Someone misses your handwriting
Someone thinks you disappeared

Claire I know it isn’t my business
But your life keeps coming through
In envelopes with my address
And every one belongs to you

Then Tuesday around seven
There was knocking at my door
A woman with a yellow umbrella
Said I think I lived here before

She looked at all the letters
Then laughed and covered her face
Said I left in such a hurry
I forgot to change the place

I handed her the shoebox
She sat down on the stairs
Said half of these I don’t want
You can keep the ones from Pierre

She took the dentist took Marseille
Left the birthday card with me
Then crossed out Luc’s old number
Said some people should stay history

Claire you got your mail again
Claire you finally came back here
Somebody kept your handwriting
Somebody knew you’d reappear

Claire it wasn’t any of my business
Still your life came passing through
In envelopes with my address
Till one Tuesday there was you

She left the umbrella
Took the box
Came back laughing
Twenty seconds later

I said Claire
You forget a lot

She said
That’s how I travel

Claire no more mail today
Claire no mystery to keep
Just an empty little shoebox
And the stairs beneath my feet

Claire I never knew your whole life
Only what the postman knew
Funny how a wrong address
Can introduce somebody to you

Thursday morning
One small envelope

My name this time

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