Moving and housewarming
A song for the new place, boxes and all
For a few weeks a new home is mostly boxes marked «kitchen - fragile» in marker, a bare bulb hanging from the ceiling, and takeout eaten on the floor because the couch won't arrive until Tuesday. Then one evening someone hangs the first picture, and the place stops being just an address. A song can capture exactly that shift, before the memories of moving day start to blur.
It works as a gift for someone getting their first place alone, for a couple who just signed their first mortgage together, or as a surprise to play at the housewarming in front of every guest. Tell us who lives there and how they got there; you read and polish the lyrics before the music. Give it with the printable QR card, ideally stuck to the fridge next to the first utility bill.
How it works
- Answer a few questionsTheir name, what connects you, two or three memories.
- Read the lyricsChange them word by word, or ask for another draft.
- Listen for freeTwo musical versions: pick the one you prefer, and unlock it only if you love it.
- Give itA link to the gift page, with lyrics in time with the music, or a printable card with a QR code.
What to tell us about the new place
- The moving-day mishaps: the fridge that wouldn't fit through the door, the friend who showed up with a van, the box nobody can find.
- The first night: the mattress on the floor, the unfamiliar noises, dinner with plastic forks.
- Details of the home: the balcony with the basil plant, the rooftop view, five flights with no elevator, the neighbor who practices violin.
- What they dream of doing there: dinners with friends, a study of their own at last, the spare room that might one day belong to someone new.