[Verse 1] Got a gown that fits like paper Got a room that hums and glows Got a chart thick as a bible Full of words nobody knows Nurse says “deep breath in now” Says my name like it’s a prayer I joke “do I glow in the dark yet?” She laughs But leaves it in the air [Chorus] I got those oncology blues Waiting-room shoes Counting stains in the ceiling For some kind of truth I got those oncology blues Coffee gone cold by noon But I’m still here Still here So I sing to this half-lit moon [Verse 2] Friends bring fruit in plastic baskets Say I’m strong I’m “such a fight” But the mirror shows a stranger Learning how to love the sight Tastes like metal on my tongue now Hair in drifts along the floor But my neighbor cracks a bad joke We both howl Then ask for more [Chorus] I got those oncology blues Paper-thin news Every beep in the hallway Feels like some kind of cue I got those oncology blues Fear in a Sunday suit But I’m still here Still here So I sing till the roots grow new [Bridge] There’s a kid down in pediatrics Trading stickers for a smile (hey) There’s a widow in the elevator Says “sit with me a while” So we swap our little stories Scars and scars and quiet truce In this house of broken bodies We make a choir of these blues [Chorus] We got those oncology blues But we’re lacing up our shoes Walking slow through the fire With a joke With the truth We got those oncology blues But the dawn keeps breaking through ‘Cause we’re still here Still here Yeah We’re still here So we sing till these blues turn blue
