The Nail In The Wall
by Mara Holloway · Rock › Classic Rock · Made with Suno · 1 play
Style
folk rock, organic, reflective, acoustic, country rock
Prompt
Organic folk-rock, 92 BPM in E minor, reflective tension opening into resolve; acoustic rhythm guitar opens beneath vocals within 8 seconds, melodic live bass and warm live drums join Hammond organ and expressive electric guitar responses at the first chorus, Analog warmth, dimensional room sound, vocal forward; warm smoky female alto with textured low-mid verses, a clear sustained chorus melody and restrained natural vibrato, Sparse bridge, selective low harmonies in the final chorus, short transitions and a decisive ending; compact 3:15–3:30 arrangement
Lyrics
I took our picture down on Sunday While the coffee boiled away There’s a pale square on the plaster Where the sun could never stay I put the frame beside the doorway For a friend to take away There’s a nail in the wall Where we used to be I can leave a little mark Without letting it keep me I don’t want you back I don’t wish it gone There’s a nail in the wall And a life going on By July I’d moved the table Put a record on at ten Had some people round for dinner Heard myself get loud again Someone asked about the picture I said, “We were younger then” There’s a nail in the wall Where we used to be I can leave a little mark Without letting it keep me I don’t want you back I don’t wish it gone There’s a nail in the wall And a life going on I thought if I was happy It would mean we hadn’t mattered So I kept one room in mourning Long after we had scattered There’s a nail in the wall Where we used to be I can leave a little mark Without letting it keep me I don’t want you back And I don’t need you gone There’s a nail in the wall And the radio’s on I turn the radio up.