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Dead Key Drawer

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The oldest known key was found in Dur-Sharrukin fortress: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dur-Sharrukin

There is no such thing as a haptic nerve.

Here's Tom's basement demo video from February of 2021: youtu.be/3YapL64MJMQ

lyrics

you wake up, if that’s what you care to call it
curse the sun that creeps in through the cracks
give a shake and wish upon that old magic 8 ball
that always says “don’t count on it” no matter what you ask
nobody sets out to be forgotten
nobody intends to be had
every snare the hunters laid is rotten
lying in the dust of Khorsabad

all those puppy teeth were so so sharp
before the years of grinding in your jaw
everyone remembers you a gold star shining
nobody remembers when the sky went dark
the dead key drawer in the hall reminds you
that every key outlives the lock it serves
every snare the hunters set to bind you
is just a kiss across your haptic nerve

a million prisoners paint the walls of their million cells
each brick the colour of a brick
each lightbulb painted the colour of the light
each thing disguised exactly as itself
the dead key drawer in the hall reminds you
that every key is bound to be forgot
and every light the wardens set to blind you
illuminates all their secret thoughts

nobody sets out to be forgotten
but here we sit beneath Dur-Sharrukin
every snare the wardens laid is rotten
the dead key drawer gapes to draw you in

credits

from m​:​n​:​m_m, released August 1, 2022
words and music: Tom
Lead vocal and guitar: Tom
Second guitar and harmonies: Mike
Bass and harmonies: Kevin
Drums: Doug

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minimum is Tom Shea, Mike Blais, Kevin Woolfe and Doug Scott.

The band formed in 2016 to stage a 30 minute speed performance of The Who’s Quadrophenia and the rest is history.

Their music fuses tight pop-rock harmonies and lyrical songwriting with diverse sonic textures and shifting rhythmic grooves that will make you want to dance like everyone is watching. ... more

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