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Song · December People

LET THEM MISS THIS

“LET THEM MISS THIS” is track 8 on Rob Matare's Afrobeats album December People, released October 9, 2026. Afrobeats for the diaspora: two kitchens, care packages, a full passport and the people who come home every December.

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“LET THEM MISS THIS” lyrics

Let them miss this
Pull me closer
Phone face down
Stay a little longer
Let them miss this
Pull me closer
Phone face down
Stay a little longer

Everybody posing by the doorway
One more flash
I set mine down
You catch me trying out a step I can't do
Don't just laugh
Come right here
You do it once and then we try together
There we go

There's a car outside
Let the others go
I'm not done with dancing
You're not in a hurry
Some nights don't need proof
I'll remember how this feels
Even when it's quiet
You're the one I notice

Let them miss this
Pull me closer
Phone face down
Stay a little longer
Let them miss this
Pull me closer
Phone face down
Stay a little longer

Now you know
I was acting cool because I liked you
You just laugh
You set yours beside mine, say you like me too

There's a car outside
Let the others go
I'm not done with dancing
You're not in a hurry
Some nights don't need proof
I'll remember how this feels
Even with the lights on
You're the one I notice

Let them miss this
Pull me closer
Phone face down
Stay a little longer
Let them miss this
Pull me closer
Phone face down
Stay a little longer
Let them miss this
Pull me closer
Phone face down
Stay a little longer
Let them miss this
Pull me closer
Phone face down
Stay a little longer

Let them miss this
Pull me closer
Phone face down
Stay a little longer
Let them miss this
Pull me closer
Phone face down
Stay a little longer

Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.

More from December People

  1. 1The Wedding We Streamed2:51
  2. 2Airtime3:07
  3. 3Two Kitchens2:47
  4. 4Care Package3:02
  5. 5When the Visa Stamp Fades3:55
  6. 6December People3:45
  7. 7The Roads Know Where the Money Went3:56
  8. 9Passport Full3:19
  9. 10Dance My Pain Away4:03
  10. 11Trust Is Broken Glass3:17
  11. 12You Carry My Heart3:06
  12. 13Made It Out3:05
  13. 14When the Lights Went Out4:13
  14. 15Make Am Two2:34
  15. 16Kikombe Cha Pili3:41
  16. 17Take The Seat, Maame2:27
  17. 18Nọdụ Ala2:40
  18. 19Usuku Lwethu3:34
  19. 20Mduara3:11
  20. 21Nazali Koyoka3:24
  21. 22Mo Tún Bẹ̀rẹ̀2:46
  22. 23Save Me A Sunday2:42
  23. 24Follow the Dot3:12

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