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Turn The Key

from Rumors & Legends by Laura K. Balke

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    Rumors & Legends on translucent gold vinyl. Includes a 16 page booklet featuring artwork that corresponds to each song. Each drawing uses the lyrics from the song to create an image that is illustrative to their content.

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    Rumors & Legends on CD, inside a hand-stamped digipak. Includes a 28 page booklet featuring drawings that correspond to each song. Each drawing uses the lyrics of the song to create an image that is illustrative to their content.

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lyrics

I saw you outside of my window
I let you in though I didn’t plan to stay
I loved you the best that I knew how
We consumed the amber waves of grain
Feel your heart beat in my chest
Imagine the air of a higher altitude
I let you in when I wanted out
The chains are only as heavy as what we are tied to

I was a songbird in ink on your arm
You were a redbird caged in my parlor
I turned the key, I let you loose
Into a cold, harsh winter that was the truth

I saw you outside of my window
Just like you had intended
The glass filtered everything out
But painful images
If I had other voices
I would call you out into the streets
If I had wings like an angel
I’d have guarded you from me

But I’m just a songbird in ink on your arm
And you are a redbird that my hands can only harm
I turned the key, I let you loose
Into the last song that I can sing to you

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from Rumors & Legends, released November 18, 2011

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Laura K. Balke Indianapolis, Indiana

I love winners when they cry, losers when they try, music when it's good, and life

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