A Full Set of Keys

from Other People's Secrets by Sarah Gilberg

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Your love is like a piano without a full set of keys
And I just don’t know where to put my hands
‘Cause I still need my accidentals when I’m playing in C
It’s the space between the notes that guides where they land

Every note tells a story and I want to know yours
But sometimes when I press, I get no sound
It’s like trying to play a progression of chords
When your B flat has broken off and it’s rolling around

And you’re fingers start failing and you don’t know quite why
‘Cause they always used to work so well
You’ve got a book full of songs that you don’t even try
Maybe some stories you just don’t tell
Maybe some stories you just don’t tell
Without a full set of keys
Your love is like a piano without a full set of keys

I’ve rewritten these lyrics now hundreds of times
But the melody still stays the same
And for all of the many permutations of rhymes
There’s a thing about it that refuses to change

It’s that feeling you get when the words won’t come out
When the meaning gets lost in the verse
When you almost forget what you’re singing about
And the chorus just keeps getting worse

And you start to give up but you keep coming back
‘Cause you can’t hide from the things that you love
And just when the foundation’s starting to crack
You realize what you have is enough
You realize what you have is enough
Without a full set of keys
Your love is like a piano without a full set of keys

And you start to give up but you keep coming back
‘Cause you can’t hide from the things that you love
And just when the foundation’s starting to crack
You realize what you have is enough
You realize what you have is enough
Without a full set of keys
Your love is like a piano without a full set of keys
Your love is like a piano without a full set of keys

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from Other People's Secrets, released September 21, 2018

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Sarah Gilberg Washington, D.C.

Steeped in the traditions of folk and American standards, Sarah writes songs featuring clear, melodic vocal lines and lyrics that are at once both simple and sophisticated, both deeply personal and relatable. In addition to performing her own music, she frequently supports other DC-area musicians as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. ... more

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