Slow to Close the Door
Style: Bossa nova

[Verse 1]
Wet leaves cling to the rake
by the pots we never moved
you linger there for my sake
slower than you have to move

[Pre-chorus]
Nothing here is asking to be kept
yet you kneel down anyway
something in me hasn't slept

[Chorus]
Carter, you make the leaving slow
you turn the porch into a start
smarter than the hearts I know
Carter, you rearranged my heart

[Verse 2]
Rust comes off onto your palm
you rub it like it matters
hold the evening long and calm
while the light around us scatters

[Bridge]
I could name the things you do
stack them up like terracotta
none of them explain it true
none of them are why you matter

[Chorus]
Carter, you make the leaving slow
you turn the porch into a start
smarter than the hearts I know
Carter, you rearranged my heart

[Outro]
The rake still leans against the wall
and I'm in no rush at all

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