Single by Brendan Bonsack

The elevator wants to talk

Beyond your destination

It's been listening

To everything we have to say

Number 10 is breaking up

Number 4 is so in love

They miss their dog so much

In Number 68

Number 99 forgot

The birthday for her brother

Number 30 is still hiding

The illness from his mother

The elevator wants to talk

But only knows the words

For up and down

Floor and ground

If there is fire

Please do not use

Number 1 travels to

The rooftop every day

17 takes vegetables

To 5 and 88

27 has a lot

Of passion over trains

And was so lonely till they found

That 40 has the same

13 has a symphony

She's humming all the time

14 wants to hum along

But is really very shy

209 only goes

Outside before the light

Worry beads in fingers

And mumbling all the ride

The elevator wants to talk

But only knows the words

For up and down

Floor and ground

If there is fire

Please do not use

70 lights up a smoke

Always apologising

The voices change

The floors remain

And the rents keep rising

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