fishbone from debut by Leonora Hackles

there's been a fishbone stuck in yr throat for the better part of a year
what it takes lately to trace an unfelt fear
from the crown of yr head down to yr neck is all i know of you yet
the last part's supposed to be the best from what i hear

we all know what the body does
it writes itself
rends itself unwillingly for the good of yr health
in all yr fractionating light for all yr life

i heard yr heart making blood thru yr collarbone
split thru yr frame in the night
quiet face weightless in yellow bright
like a stray cat in the alley out back
of the house i sleep in tonight
diamond edgeless in cool delight

we all know what the body does
it writes itself
rends itself unwillingly for the good of yr health
we all know what the body does
it writes itself
maybe a hand in the night would bring you right back to yrself

• Alternative
• doomfolk
• northern gothic
• proto goth
• singer-songwriter
• Manchester