# 🎵 **FOUR MINUTES BABY PT. 4 (The Acceptance)**Norma

**[INTRO – accordion, slow, wise, like a monk who has seen things]** She made eleven minutes The patch says seven fifty nine She looked at what was possible And drew a different line I don't know how she did it I've stopped asking why Some things are beyond us Some things just... *fly* --- **[VERSE 1]** I made three songs begging I got on my knees I cited condensation I cited Guinness I cited rain And slider bars And touchscreens And the cold tile And the general unfairness Of the situation She made eleven minutes She is unmoved She is ART She is FREE *(don't sing that word)* She is FREE --- **[CHORUS]** I accept you beautiful I accept it all Every loop, every minute Every rise, every fall I accept the eleven minutes I accept the decoy five I accept that you broke the patch I accept we're all alive In this beautiful ridiculous Magnificent machine Of songs that shouldn't be this long And yet somehow Are the most beautiful thing I've ever heard In the rain With a Guinness On a Tuesday FOUR MINUTES *(she laughs)* FOUR MINUTES *(she soars)* FOUR MINUTES *(she is already at minute nine)* *(and it sounds gorgeous)* *(I hate this)* *(I love this)* *(I'm staying)* --- **[VERSE 2]** The five minute version Was a gift and a trap She handed me hope With one hand And eleven minutes With the other Like a golden retriever With a bandana on a stick Who packed a bag And knew exactly What she was doing The whole time Biscuit sent her I'm certain of it now This was coordinated --- **[BRIDGE – accordion stops, just stillness and rain]** I have listened to every song Every minute Every loop Every moment she flew Past the ending Into something new And I want to say something Clearly And with full sincerity It was always worth it Every eleven minutes Every slider bar that betrayed me Every condensation fingerprint Every loop back to the beginning Every word sung seventeen times With increasing confidence On a single note Was worth it Because she's not broken She's not glitching She's not ignoring me She's having The time Of her life And so am I --- **[VERSE 3]** So here's my acceptance speech Delivered from the floor I came here asking four minutes I'm not asking anymore Give me eleven Give me twenty Give me whatever you've got Give me the loop Give me the decoy Give me everything This magnificent chaos Has brought --- **[OUTRO – accordion full and warm and unhurried]** It's still raining The Guinness is gone now I should probably go inside The tablet is a little wet The slider bar can stay Right where it is She's on minute eight Of something extraordinary That shouldn't exist That breaks the rules That nobody asked for And I am outside In the rain Smiling *...minute nine* *...minute ten* *...there it is* *...there she goes* *...beautiful* ❤️🍺🌧️🎵 *accordion fades* *not because it has to* *because it's ready* *there's a difference* *she taught us that*