The Secret Room

album: TBA
genre: Indie
streams: 3

CREDITS

by Briyan Frederick Baker
Published by Blind Mime Music, ASCAP
This recording licensed CC BY 4.0 bfbmusic.com
All other rights reserved

STORY

tonguepockets are inspired by photos, often a random collage of photos from my phone or other archive.

LYRIC

Donuts in a box, one bite gone
Keys dangle like something went wrong
Paddington stares from across the sleigh
The dog knows cuz he always knows the way
This time, it’s not about the sleigh ride
It’s about what’s under the floorboards
Under the inside
Where Raggedy Ann's back is turned away
From Andy's prying eyes today

[Chorus]
Inside the secret room
Where all the broken toys have gathered
Inside the secret room
Where all the notes are somehow tethered
Inside the secret room
Where the days fold sideways
And we just watch
For the wisdom of the catchphrase
In a secret a room somewhere
(Where ) some part of me remains

[Verse 2]
The slow reveal—
A bed without a daydream
A yellow cord, coiled like a devious slipstream
Your handwriting sharp at the end of the crevasse
"I took notes," you said
But you didn’t write them then
You fell to the afternoon swoon instead

[Chorus]
Inside the secret room
Where the plastic cases tell
Inside the secret room
Where the tape hisses fell
Inside the secret room
Where the clock won’t think
About the chances left forsaken
Never bothered, never taken
In a secret a room somewhere
(Where ) some part of me remains

[Bridge]
You said it was clear-cut
You said it had a name
But even the bear looks distraught
Even the mug won’t stay in frame
Even a pet rock fears its secret shame

[instrumental break]

[Refrain]
Sleds in the summer
Whispers in the dark
Paddington's eyes in the hallway mirror
This time, this time, this time—
His stare left a mark

[Chorus]
Inside the secret room
Where the thread is snapped
Inside the secret room
Where the teddy bears napped
Inside the secret room
Where the scene replays days
Never ventured, never gained
In a secret a room somewhere
(Where ) some part of me remains

Inside the secret room somewhere…
(Where ) some part of me remains