Spare Key

[Drop]

I kept your spare key for a different door

Kept your spare key for a different door

[Verse 1]

You showed up with boxes marked with my name

Said your sister's spare room was free

We stacked what we had by the lift all evening

Two lamps and a plant and a mirror

You laughed at the chip on the corner

I said keep it I never liked that side

Then you hugged me like a colleague would

And asked if the parking was paid

[Pre-Chorus]

You weren't cruel

You were just fine

You said move on

So I moved mine

[Chorus]

So I kept your spare key for a different door

Kept your spare key for a different door

You handled it gently

That was the worst part

You handled it gently

And left me the scar

[Verse 2]

Three weeks later your mother called

To ask how my mother was

We talked for an hour about nothing at all

And I almost forgot who I was

Because there was no fight left to argue

No villain to pin it on

Just two people very polite

Dividing a life in the sun

[Pre-Chorus]

You weren't cruel

You were just kind

You said goodbye

Politely designed

[Chorus]

So I kept your spare key for a different door

Kept your spare key for a different door

You handled it gently

That was the worst part

You handled it gently

And left me the scar

[Drop]

So I kept your spare key for a different door

Kept your spare key for a different door

[Bridge]

I wanted you to scream or blame me

Break something drop a plate

Give me one good reason to hate you

One clean cut to make

[Chorus]

But you kept my spare key for a different door

Kept my spare key for a different door

You handled it gently

God that was the worst part

You handled it gently

And I hold the scar

[Outro]

The plant died in June

I still have the mirror