Portrait
Kele * Track #9 On Fatherland
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Album Fatherland
Portrait by Kele
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Kele portrays a lover dumping him, shocked and dismayed – however, he decides not to leave their apartment, waiting for them to come back.
Portrait Lyrics
What could I say
To have made you stay?
[Verse 1]
Picture me twenty-three, wide-eyed and hopeless
On a mattress in E2 awaiting your bike
The flat seems much smaller
Than memories allow for
All of those afternoons
When will your lecture be through?
[Chorus]
So I play a trick on you
Could that be my one sickest move?
I yield and sit for you
Assume the pose you placed me in
What could I say
To have made you stay?
[Verse 2]
I offered my mind, but you wanted my body
A trifling diversion to swallow your time
Is that what they teach you
In St. Martin's College?
Don't make me wait too long
See how my love will burn strong
[Chorus]
So I play a trick on you
Could that be my one sickest move?
I yield and sit for you
Assume the pose you placed me in
[Chorus 2]
Ochre and burgundy
A canvas for a lovesick dream
I yield and sit for you
Assume the pose you put me in
What could I say
To have made you stay?