special thanks to Amanda Palmer for the use of her beautiful baby grand.
lyrics
CALLOUS
the idea seemed so callous
but it was the right thing to do
it was the right thing to do
and it made them all feel better
just a little bit better
a tiny little bit better
mother tried to hide as she fell apart
she felt so far from him and it broke her heart
father knew that there was little chance left
for him to salvage a relationship with him
and so it went
and he didn't want to be interrupted
and he welcomed them to join
but they would only decline
it was his second year
his forearms were tanks now
and he had destroyed every playable surface in the house
and she heard one day that he'd been playing with his hands
and decided that there was something the situation demanded
and went to find the strongest mallets money could buy
and she hoped that they might hold up
and what she brought back to him brightened his eyes
the flat smack of a plastic spatula was nothing quite like these perfect cylinders that drew such resonance from pummeled metal
the idea seemed so callous
but it was the right thing to do
it was the right thing to do
and it made them all feel better
just a little bit better
a tiny little bit better
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