**This Is My Name** [Verse 1] The printer cut the bottom line. My face stayed on. It lost my name. A strip of white beneath my chin. I take a pen. I write it in. [Pre-Chorus] Four letters dry against my thumb. The stage light warms. The bass kicks once. [Chorus] This is my name. Nora. Nora. Say it plain. Let it roll. This is my name. Nora. Nora. From my own mouth to the back wall. [Verse 2] At soundcheck, someone calls, “The girl!” I turn around. “Nora,” I say. The drummer grins. He counts to four. My voice comes back from the concrete floor. [Pre-Chorus] The marker stains my wrist and sleeve. I leave it there. I need it seen. [Chorus] This is my name. Nora. Nora. Say it plain. Let it roll. This is my name. Nora. Nora. From my own mouth to the back wall. [Instrumental Break] [Bass riff and guitar answer] [Bridge] [Music drops to a pulse] I used to leave the blank space blank. I saved my breath until I sang. Tonight I spend a little first. I say my name. Then comes the verse. [Final Chorus] [Full band returns] This is my name. Nora. Nora. Say it plain. Let it roll. This is my name. Nora. Nora. The whole room knows before I go. This is my name. Nora. Nora. [Outro] [Close, unaccompanied] Nora.
