Lyrics:

Inspired by an idea from Jacob (11) and Carina (8) Rosenberg, winners in Two of a Kind’s Song Idea Contest; also incorporating ideas from Hannah Kusnitz (12), Joshua Krauth Harding, Alexis Vincent (8) and Lydia Vorodi (9)

Each time I pass the mysterious drawer

I wonder w-w-wonder w-w-what is in store

Magnetic forces are drawing me near

What I’ll discover isn’t so clear

 

Still, I’m curious that is true

Why it beckons I haven’t a clue

The strange compartment looks deep and wide

I can’t help but imagine there’s a secret inside

 

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Oh, oh the mysterious drawer

Oh, oh the mysterious drawer

 

In my mind I open the drawer

Pint-sized lions begin to roar

Out come little blue fairies that know how to fly

Next, a knight in shining armor, with his sword raised high

 

A tiny new world, hidden so deep

Robots and racecars on mountains so steep

A purple elephant from Mars, singing ABC

A hammer-head shark swimming in aÖtree?

 

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A circus band with drums going boom boom boom

A witch on a broomstick circling the room

Marshmallow clouds, puffy and white

Two green chickens flying a kite

 

An octopus whose kisses turn bad guys good

A silly frog who misses jumping to a piece of wood

Some wayward socks finally finding each other

A hamster named Hazel, and Basil - her brother

 

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Should I pry the desk open to see at last?

Will I be happy or feel downcast?

I approach the drawer quite cautiously

Now I’m not sure that I want to see

 

It’s probably filled with worthless stuff

Broken glasses or a powder puff

Paper clips, pencils, or toys for the cat

Though I like to imagine it’s better than that

 

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If I open it now I’ll lose all the fun

The fantasies that have just begun

Perhaps it’s better to let it be

Then the drawer can remain a mystery.

 

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Jenny Heitler-Klevans: lead & background vocals

Glenn Barratt: programming

John Conahan: keyboards

Dave Schonauer: turntable scratching

David Heitler-Klevans: sound effects, off-key whistling