(Verse 1)

She keeps the fan on through the winter

Just to hear something move

There’s a stain on the lino by the cooker

She says she’ll get to soon

The neighbour’s dog still barks at nothing

Like it’s guarding the street

And the telly talks in quiet warnings

That she half hears in her sleep

(Pre Chorus)

And the trains go by like a promise

She’s not sure she ever made

(Chorus)

Adelaide

Don’t wait

For a life that doesn’t know your name

It won’t comе just because you stayed

Adеlaide

It’s late

But the night’s still yours to rearrange

Even if it looks the same

Adelaide

(Verse 2)

She works the till on tired reflex

Counts the change like a prayer

Every face is slightly different

But the feeling’s always there

There’s a dress she bought for something

That she never went to

Hangs like a version of a person

She almost grew into

(Pre Chorus)

And the heat sits heavy in the hallway

Like a word she couldn’t say

(Chorus)

Adelaide

Don’t wait

For a hand that only comes and goes

Like a story half retold

Adelaide

You break

Every time you say you’re fine

Like it’s something you can hold

(Bridge)

There’s a plane that leaves in the morning

She’s been checking it for weeks

Not to go just to watch it

Disappear above the heat

And she wonders if it’s different

If you’re further from the ground

Or if everything you carry

Is just quieter in the clouds

(Chorus)

Adelaide

Don’t wait

For a life that needs you to be small

Just to fit inside its shape

Adelaide

It’s yours

Even if it doesn’t feel like much

Even if it’s all the same

Adelaide

(Outro)

She keeps the fan on through the winter

Just to hear something change