Lyrics
The letterhead from Chase Bank sits on the Kente cloth.
It's Tuesday morning, ten-oh-three, the ink is barely dry.
A string of zeroes after your name, a life I didn't know.
A loose thread in the family weave you never meant to show.
[Chorus]
And oh, this unearned grace, this rain in a long drought.
You left a key inside a place I couldn't get without.
[Verse 2]
Mum's on the phone from Peckham, asking if the heat is on.
And half of me is listening, the other half is gone.
Remember what you told me, weaving gold in with the red?
"Some knots you tie for beauty, child. Some you tie for bread."
[Chorus]
And oh, this unearned grace, this rain in a long drought.
You left a key inside a place I couldn't get without.
[Bridge]
This quiet money breathes in here, it settles on the keys.
Does a kindness count if it's a secret that you keep?
[Outro]
Her number's on the screen right now, the phone is heavy in my hand.
I press the call and...
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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