Lyrics
The blue paper gown from the MRI on Hathersage Road
Still folded at the bottom of my drawer.
I trace the phantom line of incision, a future I'm told
Is the only prognosis worth waiting for.
My own hands practice the steady hold.
[Chorus]
This is the holy part,
This is the willing anaesthetic for my heart.
[Verse 2]
The cold of the steel on the bedside table
Is a promise you've been keeping since last March.
My mother always said, "Nne, hold your breath for the needle,"
I've been holding it under this red brick arch.
Reading your pulse like a cautionary fable.
[Chorus]
This is the holy part,
This is the willing anaesthetic for my heart.
[Bridge]
Your hands on the tray of sterile instruments.
Lay me open for these sacraments.
[Outro]
And if this is the only way to heal, I—
About Adaeze Umbra
Adaeze Umbra was raised in Manchester's Moss Side, translating council forms for her Nigerian parents by day and memorizing their Stax records by night. She found her voice somewhere between the post-industrial grey of the North and the vibrant Igbo culture of her home. After dropping out of a literature degree, she began writing songs while working in a fabric shop, turning the textures of her…
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