[Verse 1] Erika in Stockholm snow Only child, steady and slow When her parents split at eight She held both homes in the same hand Mother in the north-side light Father in Jönköping nights Two small kids at his new table She loved them easy, unafraid [Pre-Chorus] Ice under blade, then back to books She learned to stand where pressure looks Close to the line, but never lost She kept her balance, counted cost [Chorus] Erika Czajka, stay Erika Czajka, stay Lilac on her lips And a calm that never slips Erika Czajka, stay She leaves the door unlocked [Verse 2] Biology in twenty seventeen Botany growing in between By the time the diploma came Plants had claimed the shape of her days Utrecht found her when she wasn’t looking A city that kept her and kept on booking Master’s done, but the address stayed Now the whole life knows where to lay [Pre-Chorus] Local ice, Dutch winter air She still goes there, still makes it fair Swedish card tucked in her bag One more window, one more flag [Chorus] Erika Czajka, stay Erika Czajka, stay Lilac on her lips And a calm that never slips Erika Czajka, stay She leaves the door unlocked [Bridge] Slim and tanned, upright, composed Gray eyes soft as the day unfolds Rosy cheeks and an upturned nose Precision in the way she moves Not chasing youth, not chasing fame Just the clean line, the quiet aim Excellence that learned to breathe And bloom where it was meant to be [Final Chorus] Erika Czajka, stay Erika Czajka, stay Lilac on her lips And a calm that never slips Erika Czajka, stay She leaves the door unlocked Erika Czajka, stay Utrecht knows her by heart
