Lyrics
That bolt of Ankara you bought last May,
you unspool it now at the end of the day.
You find the first stitch your own hands put in,
right where the bright orange pattern begins.
[Pre-Chorus]
And you tell yourself what Mama told you:
"Nne, hold it steady, whatever you do."
[Chorus]
Unpick the seam, girl, let the thread run free.
There’s no mending the world that used to be.
[Verse 2]
The little steel ripper feels cold in your palm
as the Metrolink rumbles a forgotten psalm.
You trace his promise, a weak overlock stitch,
that snagged on the hands of the clock in the kitchen.
[Pre-Chorus]
And you tell yourself what Mama told you:
"Nne, hold it steady, whatever you do."
[Chorus]
Unpick the seam, girl, let the thread run free.
There’s no mending the world that used to be.
[Bridge]
The sky over Moss Side is turning to rust,
just indigo dye and suspended dust.
[Outro]
Unpick the seam.
Let the thread run.
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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