Keys To The Kingdom
from These Are The Days by Colorway
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Keys To The Kingdom
There was a house of mirrors here
I remember from my younger years
When I accepted mostly everything
I was among the shadows dancing
from the light behind the fancy shades of
Paper velvet lace and macrame
If you listen you can almost hear them sing
Teddy tied a rope on time itself
And he wondered why he swore he felt
A pull upon his shoulder every day
It was the tug of time’s reaction
From his midlife call to action
In a game that only gets old in the end
And these were the keys to the kingdom
This is the place he always wanted to be
Crawling across the floor with broken glass in his knees
Keys to the kingdom
He was smarter than he wished he was
Like a bee who when he heard his buzz
Assumed it strong enough to please the queen
But there was no part of the story
And he knew the words by heart
Where he avoided her intoxicating sting
But he had the keys to the kingdom
This was the place he always wanted to be
Crawling across the floor with broken glass in his knees
Keys to the kingdom
Nobody feels the pain like
You feel it here and now
But just like all the others
This day is gonna end
Just try to understand
Everyone’s trying to find their way through the forest
Before darkness falls
The queen was on her way one rainy day
Left without a smile
It’s hard to see the wisdom pouring down like gold
But like the glass reflects our story
And as the silver shines it’s light
Teddy found a way to crown himself the king
If you listen you can almost hear him sing
But he had the keys to the kingdom
This was the place he always wanted to be
Crawling across the floor with broken glass in his knees
Keys to the kingdom
Words/music F. Alex Johnson (SESAC) ©2018 Molehill Mountain Productions All Rights Reserved
There was a house of mirrors here
I remember from my younger years
When I accepted mostly everything
I was among the shadows dancing
from the light behind the fancy shades of
Paper velvet lace and macrame
If you listen you can almost hear them sing
Teddy tied a rope on time itself
And he wondered why he swore he felt
A pull upon his shoulder every day
It was the tug of time’s reaction
From his midlife call to action
In a game that only gets old in the end
And these were the keys to the kingdom
This is the place he always wanted to be
Crawling across the floor with broken glass in his knees
Keys to the kingdom
He was smarter than he wished he was
Like a bee who when he heard his buzz
Assumed it strong enough to please the queen
But there was no part of the story
And he knew the words by heart
Where he avoided her intoxicating sting
But he had the keys to the kingdom
This was the place he always wanted to be
Crawling across the floor with broken glass in his knees
Keys to the kingdom
Nobody feels the pain like
You feel it here and now
But just like all the others
This day is gonna end
Just try to understand
Everyone’s trying to find their way through the forest
Before darkness falls
The queen was on her way one rainy day
Left without a smile
It’s hard to see the wisdom pouring down like gold
But like the glass reflects our story
And as the silver shines it’s light
Teddy found a way to crown himself the king
If you listen you can almost hear him sing
But he had the keys to the kingdom
This was the place he always wanted to be
Crawling across the floor with broken glass in his knees
Keys to the kingdom
Words/music F. Alex Johnson (SESAC) ©2018 Molehill Mountain Productions All Rights Reserved
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from These Are The Days,
released June 21, 2018
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Colorway
Colorway is F. Alex Johnson (guitar/vocals), Matthew Clegg (bass), and Riley Godleski (drums/vocals). Hailing from Northampton, MA Colorway is out to prove that rock and roll is still alive and well in America. Guitar rock fans will rejoice, and hopefully they'll bring their pop, rock and indie fan friends along for the ride. Check out their live show for extended versions of these songs and more. ... more
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Jun 2013
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