Silent Key
Frank Turner & Esmé Patterson * Track #11 On Positive Songs For Negative People
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- #3The Next Storm
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- #4The Opening Act of Spring
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- #5Glorious You
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- #6Mittens
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- #7Out of Breath
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- #10Love Forty Down
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- #11Silent Key
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- #12Song for Josh
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Silent Key by Frank Turner (Ft. Esmé Patterson)
Release Date
Performed by
Frank TurnerEsmé PattersonProduced by
Butch WalkerWrited by
Frank TurnerAbout
“Silent Key” is a fictionalised account of the destruction of Space Shuttle Challenger, and a broadcast made by passenger Christa McAuliffe.
Despite the tragic event that inspired this song, Frank stated “I see this as a positive song, in the sense that it’s about appreciating the luck of even havi...
Silent Key Lyrics
On the 28th of January 1986
Christa McAuliffe gazed in horror as the O-rings failed
And she died, and she died, and she died
For the next agonising two minutes and forty-five long seconds
She called out the truth on a broken radio:
"I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive"
It came as some surprise to realise that as she lost everything
The world was revealed in a transmission so real that she understood everything:
You're still alive, you're still alive
Four thousand nautical miles as the crow flies away
A home-made ham radio in the loft of a Hampshire family home
Came alive, came alive, came alive
And so the four-year-old amateur operator thus became the only person to hear
Christa's last desperate communiqué
"We're alive, we're alive, we're alive"
It came as some surprise to realise, while he didn't catch everything
The world was revealed in a transmission so real that he understood everything
You're still alive
[Outro - Frank Turner and Esme Patterson]
And Christa said
"The darkness up above led me on like unrequited love
While all the things I need were down here in the deep blue sea
The darkness up above led me on like unrequited love
While all the things I need were down here in the deep blue sea
The darkness up above led me on like unrequited love
While all the things I need were down here in the deep blue sea"
At four years old, I heard the truth on my radio
So now I keep a moment's silence for my silent key
My silent key
My silent key
My silent key
Silent Key Q&A
Who wrote Silent Key's ?
Silent Key was written by Frank Turner.
Who produced Silent Key's ?
Silent Key was produced by Butch Walker.
When did Frank Turner release Silent Key?
Frank Turner released Silent Key on Fri Aug 07 2015.
What did Frank Turner say about "Silent Key"?
Frank said “I see this as a positive song, in the sense that it’s about appreciating the luck of even having lived, or been an astronaut…!”
What does the song sound like?
After a smooth transition from “Love Forty Down”, “Silent Key” opens with a huge guitar riff which reoccurs in the loud choruses. Despite the volume, the song is one of the slowest on Positive Songs For Negative People. This is most obvious during the final section, when Esme Patterson sings over a...