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[Verse 1] You were humming in the kitchen Toast crumbs on the sleeve of your dress Kettle singing like it missed you Sunlight doing pirouettes on the mess [Chorus] Golden afternoon Hanging in the air like steam We were young enough To think the dishes washed themselves I still taste June In the cracks between the shelves Golden afternoon Where I left my better self [Verse 2] You drew halos on the window With a fingertip of tea and dust Said “One day this will be funny” I said “One day this will make us” [Chorus] Golden afternoon Hanging in the air like steam We were brave enough To think the boiler never failed I still taste June In the letters we never mailed Golden afternoon Where the smallest things prevailed [Bridge] [Soft drones and low strings swell under a single vocal line] I still walk that crooked hallway Bare feet knowing every board Hear your bangles Distant thunder See your sandals by the door [Middle Section] [Gentle tabla pulse and Indian-style fingerpicking enter] In the half-light In the half-light You were painting tiny stars on my hand Little constellations I never learned to understand You said “Promise me a universe Where nothing has to last” So I promised you a universe Then watched it move into the past (oh) [Refrain] Just a golden afternoon Folded in a paper bag Left behind a busted chair In a flat we never had [Final Verse] [Full band eases in with steady groove Lap-steel gliding softly] Now the cupboards hold new china Different laughter Different spoons Yet I still pour one extra cup Out of habit Out of you [Final Chorus] Golden afternoon Keeps flickering behind my eyes We were foolish We were certain Every story chose its sides I still taste June On the rim of every glass Golden afternoon That refused to ever pass [Outro] [Strings bloom Then fall to just guitar and voice] Golden afternoon Just a room Just a tune Just a breath I took And never quite let go (oh)
