King's Coin by Etc.

Thank you for your long standing service. Your package includes a train ticket home. Would you like a box?

Our grandfathers would likely see our office work is an odd way to make a living. When the hand that feeds you bites you

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Verse 1
Step on to the last train home,
a familiar path worn not unknown
He made it through
but his breath would betray
The passing excuses shadowing his face

Verse 2
Slumbering for an hour or two
Dreaming about dangling from the ladder
The rungs of fortune wait for the taker
But apathy's deception makes the fool

Chorus
Slow down
You'll knock yourself off position
Speed up
The promise is in the pace
Jump High
Reach out for the King's Coin
Hands out
With nothing left to show

Verse 3
Distancing himself from the battle
Increasing with the passing of each station
He tried to focus He tried to push on through
But slips into the grips of tomorrow

Verse 4
Seeking out the final perfect answer
Arrested by a last consideration
Mulling between choice and obligation
Loyal to rows or crushed by the columns

Etc. began with as a rusty guitar player, burgeoning drummer, and swaggering bass player, seeking a musical respite from the chaos of family life and careers in the suburbs of Boston, MA. Taking from a large collection of original hooks and jams steeped in new wave roots, Etc. self-produced their first EP in a garage and home basement studio, releasing the songs across 2023-2024.