Skeleton Key

from Father Father by Devin Greenwood

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I called a doctor, he drove from the village the very next day
you were still bleeding, your swollen heart beating
we knelt to pray
we prayed for the angels to carry you back, but we failed cause they
carried you home, they carried you home

your bedroom is empty, there’s dust on the table
that stood by the door
the picture that faded, is still on the mirror
I don’t use that one anymore
but all the neighborhood girls, play dead on my floor
and I forget I’m alone, I forget I’m alone

you were my baby, I held you last summer
but I let you go
to small corner diners, intelligent designers
the to and the fro
cause all my recipes called for blowing leaves, but you brought me snow
I was always behind, I was always behind

with all of the light in this world, I had only a glimpse of you
and if I had a year I’d explain to you dear, what they’ve put me through
so with some whiskey and a skeleton key, I’ve locked my room
and there’s nobody home now, there’s nobody home

one day I fear that I’ll, make such a mess that I’ll seal my fate
binging and purging and spiritual emerging, the crooked and the straight
now the lightning tree and the skeleton key, stand stark by the gate
where the night children roam, where the night children roam

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from Father Father, released October 4, 2011
Devin Greenwood - all instruments and vocals

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Devin Greenwood New York

Devin Greenwood is a New York City-based recording artist, filmmaker and musician. He is also co-founder of the Brooklyn recording studio The Honey Jar and has collaborated with artists such as Steve Reich, Sufjan Stevens and Priit Pärn. His work has most recently been presented at St. Ann's Warehouse (NYC), National Sawdust (NYC) and the Turku Animated Film Festival (Turku, Finland). ... more

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