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The Piano Is Broken

from Liftoff by Crosstalk Club

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A story about writers' block, denial, and a sledgehammer.

lyrics

The piano is broken, you might not have noticed
And I can't find the problem, it's a grand mystery
'Cause each time that I touch it, try to make some new music
All I hear are those old songs coming right back at me

The piano is broken, you say you don't hear it
But I can't get the sounds the way they should be
I play all the keys, and search for ideas
What I get are clichés, and used melodies

It was not long ago, how the music would flow
From my head to my hands, to the keys to the air
Now I try a new song, but it comes out all wrong
Gonna find out the answer, I swear
'Cause something is broken somewhere

The piano is broken, I know you don't believe it
But I know that it's something that no one can see
Don't think that I'm crazy, or call me a liar
But I swear I can hear it just laughing at me

It seems so long ago, how the music would flow
From my head to my hands, to the keys to the air
Try to write a new song, it still comes out all wrong
Gonna find out the answer, I swear
'Cause something is broken somewhere

So I got me a hammer to fix my piano
Had to teach it a lesson, had to bring back the sound
But the last thing I heard from that evil piano
Was the noise that it made as it crashed to the ground

The piano's still broken, I just couldn't save it
It held on to its secrets, now it never will tell
So it's time to move on, other things to attend to,
'Cause I think the guitar could be broken as well...

credits

from Liftoff, released June 25, 2021
Darryl "Jake" Jacobsen - vocals
Joey Mayerski - guitars
Dan O’Leary - keyboards, bass, backing vocals

Mixed by Steve Ferraro at Saffire Sound​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Words and music by Dan O’Leary
©℗ 2021 Dan O'Leary, BMI
All rights reserved.
Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
Made in the USA.

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Crosstalk Club Brick Township, New Jersey

Indie rock band with guitars, pianos, hooks, and oddball lyrics about paranormal dating, plastic oceans, piano sledgehammers, schadenfreude, emotional baggage, and floating garbage, among other things. NEW ALBUM "LIFTOFF" OUT NOW.

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