“Duet” reads like overhearing two people who know each other too well, trading lines that never quite become a full scene. One voice soothes or dismisses—“Oh go to bed / Sleep off / Be ok in the morning”—while another worries, remembers, and half-threatens: “What if / I don’t come back / For a lifetime.” The images are ordinary and slightly strange at once: skin with no buttons, a fountain, a radio, bread that goes flat, a porcelain bird. Together they create a mood of intimacy that is both tender and unsettled. The final invitations—“Drop in any time even if you are not around”—feel warm but contradictory, as if the speakers are reaching for each other while still talking past each other. It is a love duet made of hesitations, small grievances, and fragile hopes.
Duet — Summary
Yes we did did we Would you could you
Oh go to bed Sleep off Be ok in the morning
How was it my skin Had no buttons Was heavy
By the fountain Overbridge The radio by the song When you knew
What if I don’t come back For a lifetime
I'll be making tea You'll look in from the window Over the porcelain bird
Disturb the bread and now it’s flat Next time check with me first
Drop in any time even if you are not around You too phone when you have nothing to say