Lyrics
That Corelle bowl your mom brought in August
is in five pieces on the bedroom rug.
You sweep the shards with a watercolor brush,
a quiet surgery for a thing you loved.
[Chorus]
So you trace the break with a golden mend.
It's not supposed to look like new, just pretend.
[Verse 2]
The lacquer smells like almonds and late fall.
The gold dust sticks to the whorl of your thumb.
Dad called and said, "Just buy another one."
But you like the way the new damage hums.
[Chorus]
And you trace the break with a golden mend.
It's not supposed to be whole again.
[Bridge]
It's always gravity that gets you in the end,
too strong a pull for such a fragile friend.
[Chorus]
So you trace the break with a golden mend.
Look, it's more beautiful because it bent.
[Outro]
The seams are shining in the Asheville dusk.
Just shining.
About Still June
Still June (the bedroom project of June Ibarra) was born from a ten-dollar vintage Casio keyboard and a diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome that reshaped her world. From her room in Asheville, NC, she layers whispered vocals over lo-fi beats made from household sounds, creating intimate soundscapes that are both fragile and resilient. Her songs, influenced by her Filipino-Appalachian roots, are a…
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Who is Still June?
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