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Skeleton Key

from Gorgeous Tom by Archipelago

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Skeleton Key

keep running scared
keep playing possum
a black cat who will not come down from a tree
you know what you need
but you’re too fearful to blossom
you keep your heart locked with a skeleton key

keep your head down
don’t risk any story
no roller coasters, just biscuits and tea
run for the hills at the first sign of glory
keep your heart locked with a skeleton key

skeleton key, rusted and fragile
disuse makes decay where once you were free
I see you clumsy where once you were agile
you keep your heart locked with a skeleton key

keep tying knots and making excuses
love didn’t ever love judiciously
read a good book about a woman’s abuses
keep your heart locked with a skeleton key

skeleton key, rusted and fragile
disuse makes decay where once you were free
I see you clumsy where once you were agile
you keep your heart locked with a skeleton key

skeleton key, rusted and fragile
disuse makes decay where once you were free
I see you clumsy where once you were agile
you keep your heart locked with a skeleton key

keep telling me that there’s no use in talking
I’ll go on saying what’s righteous to me
as long as I live I’ll watch for you walking
up to the lock with a skeleton key.

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from Gorgeous Tom, released August 14, 2020
Karl Sikkenga: electric piano, vocals

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Archipelago Ypsilanti, Michigan

Archipelago is a collective based in Ypsilanti, Michigan. We are purveyors of toothsome music and smart lyrics.

There are many ways to be humane in this world, and we need every one of them. Our hope is that listening to our dozen endeavors will help. ... more

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