Track 4 of the album Small Hours, Slow Light · 2021
Side B Is for You
by Wren Hallett
“I found a cassette in your slanted hand beneath the stairs. Side B was for me, and I haven't stopped listening since.”
singer-songwriter · cassette folk · nostalgic ballad · 3:33
Lyrics
I found it in the drawer beneath the stairs A cassette in your slanted hand Thirty songs you picked and numbered out Like you were drawing me a map You wrote the titles small along the spine Ran out of room and squeezed the last one in I sat down on the floor and held it close And let the little wheels begin Side B is for you, side B is for you The songs I was too shy to say out loud Press play and let it turn, let the hiss come through Side B is for you, side B is for you The third track ends a second far too soon Your voice is in the gap, just saying hi You always said a mixtape was a letter Made of other people's words So I will make one back and wind it slow Put every song we danced to in a row And leave it on your pillow with a note That says, play this when you're home Side B is for you, side B is for you The songs I was too shy to say out loud Press play and let it turn, let the hiss come through Side B is for you, side B is for you Rewind, rewind, to the kitchen light To the way you tapped the beat on the table Rewind, rewind, and I'm there tonight Still humming, still willing, still able Side B is for you, side B is for you The songs I was too shy to say out loud Press play and let it turn, let the hiss come through Side B is for you, side B is for you Side B is for you Let it turn, let it turn