Hmmm
Hmmm
Hmmm
Mmm-mm-mm
There are rooms inside my skin
Each one humming
A small machine of fear
I drink the air too quickly
And it whispers my name wrong
My pulse folds into paper cranes
Fluttering against the walls of thought
Every heartbeat is a confession
I didn't mean to write
I hold my breath like currency
The clock stares, unblinking
A jealous god of seconds
I want to melt into a softer element
Something without edges
Without needing to explain its shape
Anxiety wears my perfume
It moves through me
Like silk catching fire
Beautiful, disobedient
It tells me I am alive
And then asks me why
The mirror tilts its head
Pretending not to see me tremble
My thoughts bloom like dangerous flowers
Opening teeth instead of petals
I water them anyway
Some nights I dance with my pulse
Counting the shadows
As they pass through me
There's a strange holiness
In this trembling
A church with no walls
Only breath
I close my eyes
But the mind has windows
Even sleep is a performance
And still, I whisper to the dark
Be gentle
I am learning how to stay
(Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Ahhh
(Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Ahhh
(Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Ahhh, ooh