[Intro: Male singing — MINJUN, very soft] 아빠, 나 왔어. The words come out that way. I know he isn't here. I said them anyway. [Female singing — AOI, gentle] I'll put the boxes by the door. We can sit a while before we sort. [Verse 1: Male singing — MINJUN] His little house. His coat still on the chair. I lift it up, then put it right back there. The kettle's empty. His glasses catch the light. I can't believe there's no one coming home tonight. [Female singing — AOI] Leave the coat. I'll do this shelf. You don't have to lift it all yourself. [Male singing — MINJUN] Under the rafters, underneath a sheet, A cardboard box I hadn't thought to keep. My name in ink, a yellow strip of tape, And underneath: "Do not throw away." [Female singing — AOI] That's his writing. Here, I'll hold the light. Sit beside me. We can take our time. [Chorus: Male singing — MINJUN] He kept it all. He kept it all. The little worlds I left behind these walls. I grew up. I moved away. He wrote my name and kept them safe. He kept it all. [Female singing — AOI] Tell me about the one you're holding there. I'll take the box. You pull up that chair. We don't have to choose what goes today. There's room for what you want to save. [Verse 2: Male singing — MINJUN] My first big robot, one fist gone, That racing game with my name scratched on. The Game Boy with the broken battery door— He fixed it with the tape from his kitchen drawer. [Female singing — AOI] You smiled just then. Was that one his, too? [Male singing — MINJUN] He'd lean with every corner, miss the turn, Then hand it back and say he'd never learn. I'd laugh so hard I'd lose the race— I haven't heard that laugh inside this place. [Male singing — MINJUN] A spaceship from a birthday long ago, He built it on the carpet, working slow. I thought the pieces fitted by themselves. Now I build her toys, and now I know. [Female singing — AOI, tender] [Female singing — AOI, tender] He kept the spare screws in a little tin. You do that too. You have that part of him. [Chorus: Male singing — MINJUN] He kept it all. He kept it all. The little worlds I left behind these walls. I grew up. I moved away. He wrote my name and kept them safe. He kept it all. [Female singing — AOI] [Female singing — AOI] Tell me about the one you're holding there. I'll take the box. You pull up that chair. We don't have to choose what goes today. There's room for what you want to [Bridge: Male singing — MINJUN, voice fragile] I thought I'd come next Sunday. Then the next. I sent a little picture. He sent back a text. I had a hundred things I thought I'd get to say. Now I'm reading "Keep" and "Do not throw away." [Male singing — MINJUN] 아빠, 미안해. I should've stayed that night. I didn't know our ordinary goodbye Would have to last the rest of my life. [Female singing — AOI, close and steady] [Female singing — AOI, close and steady] そばにいるよ. You don't have to talk. I'll sit with you. I'll put down the box. You don't have to tell the story straight. We have time. The other rooms can wait. [Male singing — MINJUN] I want to tell him that I understand. The taped-up toys. The hours. His tired hands. I thought he only kept my things up here. He kept a place for me through all those years. [Final Chorus: Male singing — MINJUN] He kept it all. He kept it all. And I can hear him down that narrow hall: "One more game, then off to bed." The smallest things are what I've got left. He kept it all. [Female singing — AOI] We'll take them home. We'll find a place. You don't have to put them all away. When you're ready, tell Hana how he'd play— The way he'd lean, the things he'd always say. I'll show her how the robot stands. I'll let her hold it in her hands. And tell her who put every piece in place. [Female singing — AOI] I'll wrap it carefully. You keep the tape. [Quiet piano finish. Full stop.] [Outro: Male spoken — MINJUN, tentative] Even the giant robot? [Female spoken — AOI, warm] Even the giant robot. [Male spoken — MINJUN] You're sure? [Female spoken — AOI, with a small smile] Go put up another shelf. [End]
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