The Key That Opens Nothing Now

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Intro: room tone and a drawer sliding open, then a single tubular bell strike left to decay fully

Verse

Small brass key in a kitchen drawer,
under the sellotape and the coupons.
Two teeth worn flat on one side.
Warm from the palm. Warm from the wait.

Verse

I tried the shed. I tried the bike.
I tried the flat above the chemist.
I tried a locker, number four.
Every lock said no, and stayed.

Chorus

The key that opens nothing now.
Somewhere it opened something once.
That's enough. That's enough.

Verse

A hand slid this into a coat
and climbed three steps and pushed.
Kettle on. Radio low.
A door that shut behind them, soft.

Verse

No label, no paper tag,
nothing inked on a lid in blue.
Just brass, and the shape of a lock
that somebody replaced in June.

Chorus

The key that opens nothing now.
Somewhere it opened something once.
That's enough. That's enough.

Bridge

I could hand it over the counter,
let it lie on the felt with the rings,
let a stranger sort it into brass
and a bin marked FOUND, and close.

Bridge

Or keep the metal warm instead,
and never find the door at all.
The hallway's still there, lit and papered.
I just don't get to walk it.

Chorus

The key that opens nothing now.
Somewhere it opened something once.
That's enough. That's enough.

Outro

Drawer shut. Tape back down.
That's enough.