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The Attic
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The Attic was released on March 7, 2025 by Rachel McIntyre Smith as a part of the album The Attic - Single
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Release DateMarch 7, 2025
LabelRachel McIntyre Smith
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rachel McIntyre Smith
Rachel McIntyre Smith
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rachel McIntyre Smith
Rachel McIntyre Smith
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dran Michael
Dran Michael
Producer

Lyrics

My grandma's quilts and the life she built
Condensed down to a box and kept here out of guilt
We save her stuff cause we couldn't save her
And think we'll just deal with it all later
But when times are good, who wants to make them bad?
And when times are bad, who wants to make them worse?
Reliving the best days we'll never get back
Oh it's life's cruelest curse
Box it up and stow it away
We may need it someday
To remind us that it all actually happened
Can't bare the thought of losing a drop of that melancholy magic
But right now I just want to forget that we ever even had it
Let's not unpack it
Just leave it in the attic
Participation ribbons, crumpled poetry
And all the other dust covered dreams
Were they tossed aside to make ends meet
Or hidden away to escape defeat?
Out of sight
Out of mind
Out of room
Til I'm out of time
Paralyzed by how it spreads
And how it hangs over my head
Box it up and stow it away
We may need it someday
To remind us that it all actually happened
Can't bare the thought of losing a drop of that melancholy magic
But right now I just want to forget that we ever even had the
Little league trophies from the Glory Daze
And 4x6s that are starting to fade
I lost that boy but I saved
Everything he ever gave
How will I know
That it's time to let it go?
Or should I just pass it on to the next generation
Give them my baggage and my PlayStation?
Box it up and stow it away
We may need it someday
To remind us that it all actually happened
Can't bare the thought of losing a drop of that melancholy magic
But right now I just want to forget that we ever even had it
Let's not unpack it
Let's not unpack it
Let's not unpack it
Just leave it in the attic
Written by: Rachel McIntyre Smith
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