The Heel of My Hand (Single)

by ROOKES

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Rookes debut single from the forthcoming EP "The Game & The River".

"Gripping... Infectious" - Variance Magazine
"A compulsive piece of contemporary pop" - Adam Walton, BBC Wales
"(A) sparkling discovery" - HighClouds

lyrics

I thought the bet was fixed
I thought the bet was fixed
I fought for the best bits
I fought
No heat on my breath
Betrays ice in my chest
My mind as tight
As the skin of the drum I am beating

It goes on
An unwanted smudge on the heel of my hand
And everyone understands
No-one can give it name
But I can

So sharp I can barely walk
So sharp I can barely walk
I sing, I cannot bear to talk
I sing
This road unknown to me
If your face I see there
I'll drown it in all the despair I carry

In my voice
An unwanted smudge on the heel of my hand
And everyone understands
No-one can give it name
But I can

And as I'm dreaming, I hear you breathing
As I'm dreaming, I hear you breathing

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released September 28, 2017

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ROOKES London, UK

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"Unmatched in quality" - It's All Indie

"Possibly the best thing to come out of Birmingham since the Aston Expressway" - God Is In The TV

"Gripping... Infectious" - Variance Magazine

"A compulsive piece of contemporary pop" - Adam Walton, BBC Wales

"(A) sparkling discovery" - HighClouds ... more

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