Lyrics
Peckham High Street, seven past three,
she's waiting for the 3-4-3.
The humid breath from the plantain stand
lights up a line carved on her hand.
A silver thread from thumb to wrist,
a story that the rain has kissed.
[Chorus]
That isn't a crack in the porcelain
It is the golden seam where the joy gets in
She carries the map of where she's been
[Verse 2]
Heard she used to trace it late at night,
and hold it up against the light.
Someone once told her, "you should hide that away,"
she just laughed and said "it taught me how to stay."
It's the pattern left when the pain was done,
brighter than the Brixton sun.
[Chorus]
That isn't a crack in the porcelain
It is the golden seam where the joy gets in
She carries the map of where she's been
[Bridge]
A single thread pulled from the weave,
a truth her body chose to keep.
[Chorus]
That isn't a crack in the porcelain
It is the golden seam where the joy gets in
She carries the map of where she's been
About Whitney Hughes
Born in London to Ghanaian parents who ran a textile shop in Peckham, Whitney Hughes was supposed to be a barrister. Instead, after dropping out of law school, she found her voice on a dusty community centre piano, writing powerhouse ballads about the worlds she translates between. Her songs weave the raw emotion of 90s R&B with the intricate patterns of her heritage. Her prized possession is a…
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