Lyrics
Tuesday, under Brooklyn rain,
You traced the pattern of my father's name
Woven in the thread on my piano bench.
My shoulders learned a different kind of clench
With you. My mouth forgot its guarded shape.
[Chorus]
This ain't that easy joy, that weightless kind.
This is that heavy smile you had to find
Underneath the years. Kofi, it's true,
This is the work of my hands holding you.
[Verse 2]
The barrister I killed is in my bones,
she measures out my laughter in courtly tones.
But you just listen for the seam that's frayed,
the quiet Twi prayer my mother made
that my accent still carries in the heat.
[Chorus]
This ain't that easy joy, that weightless kind.
This is that heavy smile you had to find
Underneath the years. Kofi, it's true,
This is the work of my hands holding you.
[Bridge]
You said, "Your laugh sounds like a window opening,"
and I felt the whole damn Peckham chill just go.
Felt the Hudson river air rush in.
[Chorus]
'Cause this ain't that easy joy, that weightless kind.
This is that heavy smile you had to find
Underneath the years. Kofi, it's true,
This is the work of my hands holding you.
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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