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Roots
album cover
Roots was released on September 16, 2026 by Obsolete Sadness as a part of the album Roots - Single
September 16, 2026
LabelObsolete Sadness
LanguageEnglish
BPM95
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

There's a forest in a jam jar on my windowsill
It's been there since the flat before this one
White roots going round and round in the glass like something thinking
Enormous. Sleeping. Mine
I was never broken. I was interrupted
Still in water
Still in water
Still mine
Every Sunday I change the water
I hold the roots in my palm and they're cold and wet and heavier every year
I tell it what happened this week. It doesn't answer. It grows
That's the arrangement. That's a marriage, nearly
I was never broken. I was interrupted
Still in water
Still in water
Still mine
A woman at work said: that wants soil
That's been wanting soil for years
And I smiled and I agreed and I went home
And I changed the water
Here's what I've never said out loud
Water keeps it alive and water keeps it small
I've known that the whole time
I could put it in the ground tonight and I won't
Because in the ground it becomes a tree
And a tree is only a tree
And this is still a forest
Take your time
You're not late. I'm the one that's late
I bought you a pot in March. It's by the door
I'll get there. I'm nearly there
Don't grow without me
I was never broken. I was interrupted
Still in water
Still in water
There's a pot by the door
Round and round in the little glass
Round and round in the little glass
Still mine
Still mine.
Written by: Adrian Batista
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