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People of Earth

from Fort Knox by Monomials

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lyrics

What if you threw a ball up into the air
Instead of falling, it just stayed suspended there
Would you drop everything
Pick yourself up off the couch
Alert the neighbors, or stay quiet as a mouse

You went to work and came home
Tired and rubbed your eyes
Walked in, put down your keys
Now the ball is burning bright
And all around it floating
Shoes, the couch, the pets
In perfect orbit, around a thing that can’t exist

People of Earth please don’t be afraid
A new galaxy formed here
In Texas late last night
Before the shops turned on their lights

What if you threw a ball up into the air
Instead of falling, it just stayed suspended there
And all around it floating
Trees, the house, the hedge
In perfect orbit around the thing that can’t exist

People of Earth please listen to me
A new galaxy born in Texas late last night
Before the shops turned on their lights

People of Earth please don’t be afraid
A new galaxy formed here
In Texas late last night
Before the shops turned on their lights
To both our horror and delight yeah yeah

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from Fort Knox, released January 29, 2021
Music & lyrics by Richard Keith
Copyright © 2021 Granite Creek Music (ASCAP)

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Monomials San Antonio, Texas

Monomials is a San Antonio-based indie folk band with a reputation for thought-provoking narrative, witty metaphor, and memorable melodies. Singer and songwriter Richard Keith and mandolinist Troy Peters reconnected in Texas nearly three decades after having been high school friends in the 1980s Pacific Northwest, forming the band with bassist Brandon Henson and drummer Eric Peterson. ... more

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