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Dangling Like Keys

from Dear Friend by The Bombadils

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Where there are love songs, surely there are heartbreak songs. Throughout the pandemic lockdowns, we found ourselves thinking about the people that mean the most to us. Mostly, there's gratitude, but inevitably, sometimes there's some regret, frustration, and confusion. "Dangling Like Keys" walks through memories of past relationships, strained friendships and tricky family dynamics. "Can I have my heart back please, and my secrets, dangling like keys?" In the end, we'd "rather love and lose than never love again." Hopefully we're getting a bit more wise as the years go by. :)

This one is co-produced with multi-instrumentalist and composer Jayme Stone, and features bass accompaniment from Nashville's Ethan Jodziewicz (Milk Carton Kids, Sierra Hull).

-Sarah

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I can't sleep at night, I lie in bed
Watching shadows shift above my head
On the wall where I should have seen the writing
Silhouettes of branches twirl like smoke
On the bench where I used to laugh at your jokes
We lost ourselves in an illusion

Can I have my heart back, please?
And my secrets, dangling like keys

I used to be an open book
Now I can hardly find my page
The maze of my mind spinning round
The haze of the street lamps looking down
Thought I could keep you if I gave a little more
But that's not what love is really for
We lost ourselves in the confusion

Can I have my heart back, please?
And my secrets, dangling like keys

Snow blowin' in a cabin door
I wanna push it closed forevermore
But if I do that, how will the sun come forth, come the spring?
It wasn't easy but it's what we've got
I'd rather love and lose than never love at all
I'd rather laugh and cry than be numb and dry
I wanna feel it all

So will you keep my heart safe, please?
And my secrets, dangling like keys

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from Dear Friend, released January 13, 2023
Song written by Sarah Frank
Co-produced with Jayme Stone
Additional production by Julia Graff and James Perrella
vocals, banjo, fiddle - Sarah Frank
vocals, electric guitar - Luke Fraser
bass - Ethan Jodziewicz
recording, mixing - Graeme Campbell
mastering - J. LaPointe
album art - Bee Stanton and Linda Wei-Chun

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The Bombadils Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

Canadian Folk Music Award nominees The Bombadils bring together bluegrass, Celtic, and contemporary folk music with front- porch style and classical grace. Canadian arts journalist Bob Mersereau describes their music as "folk tunes done with musical adventure and sophistication" and Elmore Magazine calls it "an enchanting folk romp." ... more

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