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Linger
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Linger was released on August 6, 2025 by Independent as a part of the album Fourteen Fables (And a Few Fractals): an Existential Cabaret
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Release DateAugust 6, 2025
LabelIndependent
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM120

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Axioms of Mediocrity
Axioms of Mediocrity
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Axioms of Mediocrity
Axioms of Mediocrity
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Axioms of Mediocrity
Axioms of Mediocrity
Producer

Lyrics

I told them:
Don't ask
Don't stay
But I never meant it
All the way
I build walls
Then leave the window cracked
Write "Go away"
On the welcome mat
I breathe in silence
Like it's oxygen
And choke
When it lingers too long
I said
This room is mine
Don't knock
But the floorboards echo
Your name
In the dark
And the books I stack
To block your face
Fall over
When the wind gets brave
I want the cold
But dream in heat
I shut my mouth
But write in ink
Every locked door
Has a crack
Where light leaks in
And I never fix it
I don't want the questions
I don't want the answers
But I rehearse them anyway
I call it peace
But twitch
At every footstep
That passes by
Without stopping
Say it's solitude
But it's just fear
Dressed up in velvet
Sitting by the mirror
I shout at ghosts
But leave the lamp on
No one's coming
Still, I wait
No, don't ask me how I'm doing
(But ask anyway)
Don't come to the door
(But linger in the hallway)
Don't say my name
(But don't forget it)
Don't look at me
But don't look away
This is the knock
I never wanted
This is the silence
I invited
This is the ache
That begs
To stay
Written by: Axioms of Mediocrity
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