Broken Promise
Single · 23 October 2026
Cover artwork credits
Photograph: P. White · Bahamas · 2026. Lyrics: C. N. Mileham.
The Story Behind the Song
Decades ago, a dear friend entrusted me with a terrible secret.
I promised never to reveal it.
For years, I honored that promise, carrying the burden in silence. But some horrors refuse to remain buried.
His toes.
Those monstrous, prehensile appendages have haunted my dreams for decades. Even the beautiful white sands of the Bahamas offer no refuge from the memory.
And yet, there is hope.
His wife, a woman of extraordinary courage and apparently limitless love, has accepted him exactly as he is. To witness such devotion is to glimpse the very best of humanity.
I have finally broken my promise by speaking publicly of his shame.
I can only hope that confession brings relief from my nightmares—and perhaps, at long last, a peaceful night's sleep.
My friend shall remain unnamed.
Some secrets, after all, deserve at least a little protection.
Lyrics — Dedos del Pie
Decades back, a friend of mine Told me a secret, drew the line Said keep it locked, said keep it low Now it’s a ghost I can’t let go He trusted me with the darkest thing A confession no bell could un-ring If I could rewind, turn back the day I’d spurn that trust, look away ’Cause it wakes me up, it rips me raw That ancient terror in my jaw White Bahamas sand, I run, I flee From something coming after me Dedos del Pie — monstruosos! Alien claws in the undertow Prehensile lemur, writhing low Toe terrors chasing where I go Dedos del Pie — I can’t unsee Those monsters coming after me Fevered nightmares, tentacles crawl Digits writhing down the hall I close my eyes and there they are Ten little horrors, near and far ’Cause it wakes me up, it rips me raw That ancient terror in my jaw White Bahamas sand, I run, I flee From something coming after me Dedos del Pie — monstruosos! Alien claws in the undertow Prehensile lemur, writhing low Toe terrors chasing where I go Dedos del Pie — I can’t unsee Those monsters coming after me But one look down and now you know The depth and breadth of love below His wife’s a hero, brave and true She sees those toes and loves him too Dedos del Pie… monstruosos Some love runs deeper than we know She stayed, she stayed, through all the woe Dedos del Pie… let it go