From the recording Dear Friend (MP3s)
Sarah: 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. In "Dangling Like Keys" you find us digging into 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 in a big way and learn from our mistakes, than hold back in fear. "I'd rather love and lose than never love again." Hopefully we're getting a little bit more wise as the years go by. :)
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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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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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One-Stop, The Bombadils Music,
music@thebombadils.com,
1-904-495-1150,
ISRC: CA7W42200007
Instrumental version available,
Female lead vocal with male harmonies,
Electric guitar solo section,
Banjo, strings
Mid-tempo,
sad, heartbreak, regret, letting go, moving on, healing, acceptance, learning to trust, RIYL Civil Wars, Sarah Jarosz, Patty Griffin, Rhiannon Giddens
Composed and self-published by Sarah Frank (SOCAN) 100%
Mastered owned by The Bombadils Music (Sarah Frank and Luke Fraser)