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Lyric

Things I Put Back Wrong

Mavika Tell

I left the keys beside the sugar

Put the salt where matches go

Folded up a little worry

With the laundry in a row

I know the rooms

I know the names

But lately nothing

Stays the same

I put my anger in the cupboard

Put my sadness by the door

Kept my kindness in a drawer

I never open anymore

I found a spoon inside my coat sleeve

Found a note beneath the chair

Moved a thought from one small corner

Just to lose it somewhere there

I know the shelves

I know the light

But not the place

For what I hide

I put my anger in the cupboard

Put my sadness by the door

Kept my kindness in a drawer

I never open anymore

Maybe nothing has a label

Maybe I am not arranged

Maybe every little system

Breaks when something real gets named

I put my fear behind the dishes

Put my hope beneath the bed

Tried to make the room look easy

With a crowded little head

Morning finds the table tidy

But the feeling moved again

  • Lyricist

    Mavika Tell

  • Composer

    Mavika Tell, Celia Broom

  • Producer

    Albie Kestner

  • Vocals

    Mavika Tell

A Place for Every Small Thing Front Cover

Listen to Things I Put Back Wrong by Mavika Tell

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  • 1

    Daylight Came in Sideways

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  • 2

    The Store Was Too White

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  • 3

    I Practiced My Face in the Microwave Door

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  • 4

    The Phone Was Loud Before It Rang

    Mavika Tell

  • 5

    My Coat Stayed On Indoors

    Mavika Tell

  • 6

    A Chair Facing the Wall

    Mavika Tell

  • 7

    I Saved the Good Spoon Again

    Mavika Tell

  • 8

    The Ceiling Fan Counted for Me

    Mavika Tell

  • 9

    A Small Sign Said Almost

    Mavika Tell

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    Things I Put Back Wrong

    Mavika Tell

  • 11

    How I Put the Day Away

    Mavika Tell

A bright, slightly odd indie pop album about small objects, daily rituals, and the quiet places we give to feelings we cannot name

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