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Everyone's sleeping he gets up for
Everyone else is asleep, but he wakes up for work.
Work in the same shirt
He wears the same shirt for work.
He puts on a bag filled with
He carries a bag filled with words written by other people.
Words written by other people
Questioning if he has his own people to write for.
I wonder sometimes if he has his
Wondering if he has personal connections to write for.
Own people to write for
No one asks him, and people just engage in small talk.
And nobody asks him and everyone
People do not inquire about his personal life.
Just wants to small talk
General desire for superficial conversations.
The kid in the window at 42 smiles
A child in a nearby window smiles at 42, but delivering a letter may negatively impact his life.
You give him a letter and ruin his life
The consequences of delivering a letter are unpredictable and may cause harm.
You never know whose heart it could break
Highlighting the potential heartbreak caused by letters, whether celebratory or for funerals.
A birthday card or a funeral date
Emphasizing the emotional impact of correspondence.
If you're replaced by a robot
If one is replaced by a robot, communication diminishes.
And suddenly nobody talks
Describing the isolation and silence when replaced by automation.
If you're replaced by a robot
Reiterating the impact of being replaced by a robot.
I'll need you still, I'll need you still
Expressing the continued need for the person even if replaced.
I'll need you still
Reassurance of continued importance despite automation.
You sent yourself a hello in the
Sending oneself a greeting via mail, but it goes missing.
Post but it got lost
The possibility that the self-greeting is lost or received by someone else.
Either that or someone else got
Suspecting that someone else may have received a card without context.
A card with no context
Highlighting the uncertainty and potential miscommunication in sending greetings.
You hate February cause your bags
Disliking February due to emotional baggage, especially on the 14th.
Heaviest on the 14th
The emotional weight associated with a particular date.
And you always hope that there'll be
Hopeful anticipation for a letter addressed to one's street.
One addressed to your street
The man in the window at 42 tries
A man in another window at 42 experiences a negative impact from receiving a letter.
You give him a letter and ruined his life
Similar consequences for the man in the window as mentioned earlier.
You drop off your last in the late afternoon
Dropping off a letter in the late afternoon, possibly related to unpaid rent or a get well message.
Overdue rent or a get well soon
Various reasons for sending letters, including overdue rent or get well wishes.
If you're replaced by a robot
If replaced by a robot, communication dwindles.
And suddenly nobody talks
Emphasizing the silence that comes with automation.
If you're replaced by a robot
Reiterating the impact of being replaced by a robot.
I'll need you still, I'll need you still
Expressing the continued need for the person even if replaced.
I'll need you still
Reassurance of continued importance despite automation.
If you're replaced by a robot
And suddenly nobody talks
-If you're replaced by a robot
-I'll need you still, I'll need you still
-I'll need you still
-If you're replaced by a robot
-And suddenly nobody talks
-If you're replaced by a robot
-I'll need you still, I'll need you still
-I'll need you still
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