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Khép lại album phòng thu đầu tay "I Barely Know Her" của sombr là ca khúc mang tên "under the mat", mang chất Indie Rock pha với Indie Pop sôi động và lôi cuốn. Bài hát đi sâu vào sự phức tạp của một mối quan hệ lãng mạn, được đánh dấu bởi sự khác biệt về xuất thân và những kết nối cảm xúc sâu sắc. Nó khám phá các chủ đề về tình yêu, ham muốn và nỗi sợ mất mát, cuối cùng làm nổi bật sự đấu tranh khi nhận ra rằng một mối liên kết quý giá có thể đang dần tan biến bất chấp nỗi nhớ nhung và hoài niệm.
Câu chuyện trong bài hát nắm bắt được bản chất của nỗi khát khao và sự phức tạp của các mối liên hệ giữa con người, khiến nó trở nên dễ đồng cảm và sâu sắc đối với bất kỳ ai từng trải qua những cảm xúc tương tự.
She went to church, she was from the 'burbs
When she passed, all the heads turned
I'm from New York, rode a skateboard and camped out on a corner
She and I didn't see eye to eye on politics and such
But when I tell you, oh, none of that mattered
When we got together, it was love
I saw her at her worst, still, I desired her
I learned to read her eyes and know when she would lie
I watched her start to hate me 'til she could no longer take me, oh-oh-oh
She locked the door, but she left the key under the mat
Oh, and I've known this for a while, but I am still too afraid to act
Oh, and it's coming off the hinges, from the wall, it has detached
Oh, and I've known this for a while, but I am still too afraid to act
We moved into a shoebox out of school and it felt like a honeymoon
She'd go to work while I made my songs
For a moment there, it was just us two
I saw her at her worst, still, I desired her
I learned to read her eyes and know when she would lie
I watched her start to hate me 'til she could no longer take me, oh-oh-oh
She locked the door, but she left the key under the mat
Oh, and I've known this for a while, but I am still too afraid to act
Oh, and it's coming off the hinges, from the wall, it has detached
Oh, and I've known this for a while, but I am still too afraid to act
I was doing fine until it hit me on a random day in July
That she'll never be mine again in this lifetime
I was doing fine until it hit me on a random day in July
That I'll never be satisfied 'cause she will never be mine
She locked the door, but she left the key under the mat
Oh, and I've known this for a while, but I am still too afraid to act
Oh, and it's coming off the hinges, from the wall, it has detached
Oh, and I've known this for a while, but I am still too afraid to act
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
That's the album, man
