[Intro] [Four-note chromatic guitar figure; drums enter] [Verse 1] Bone, tendon, cartilage, nerve I measured each against the frame The socket turned, the ligament held I marked the parts and gave them names Fascia drawn beneath the skin The seam pulled tight beneath my hand Each borrowed piece obeyed the shape Each cut conformed to my design [Pre-Chorus] The lamp burned low; I marked the seam The outside world fell out of frame [Chorus] Bone to bone, I make it whole Suture every severed seam Bone to bone, I make it whole Death will answer to my dream [Verse 2] My father’s letters gathered dust The summer rotted past the pane My cheek went pale beneath the lamp My hands kept working through the strain I closed the door against the day The hour vanished; I kept count One more vessel, one more stitch One more part to set in place [Pre-Chorus] The lamp burned low; I marked the seam The outside world fell out of frame [Chorus] Bone to bone, I make it whole Suture every severed seam Bone to bone, I make it whole Death will answer to my dream [Instrumental] [The four-note figure returns; a dissonant guitar line cuts across it] [Bridge] The flesh revolted; I looked away The hand recoiled; I made it stay I sought the law beneath the skin I would not leave the work undone [Final Chorus] Bone to bone, I make it whole Suture every severed seam Bone to bone, I make it whole Death will answer to my dream Bone to bone, I make it whole Every part in its design Bone to bone, I make it whole This creation will be mine [Outro] The last seam held beneath the sheet The candle shivered in its place I thought the hardest work was done No breath had moved across the face
