[Chorus] Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah Nine little blades above my bed Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah I count them twice; they count me instead Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah The room keeps asking what I said Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah I haven’t said a thing yet [Verse 1: Voice A] I wake with my hands already pleading For a trial nobody called There’s a council of crows in my stomach And each one wants the whole report I replay the smallest sentence Till it grows a second mouth Then I put it on the witness stand And cross-examine myself [Verse 2: Voice B] You keep a list of every almost Every maybe, every nearly You give each one a little throne And bow before them daily But those sharp shapes are stitched in cloth Not waiting for your skin You can turn your face toward morning Let the next thought enter in [Chorus] Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah Nine little blades above my bed Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah I count them twice; they count me instead Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah The room keeps asking what I said Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah I haven’t said a thing yet [Verse 3: Voice A] I know the card by its small white figure Folded up beneath the covers Nine swords hang like unfinished questions Each one borrowed from another My mind has built a courtroom And appointed every fear I am judge and I am jury I am the only one still here [Verse 4: Voice B] Then breathe out slow Let one go Not the whole case Just one name The bed is still a bed Your pulse is not a verdict The night can make a mountain From a thought you didn’t mean [Bridge: Voices trading] A: I was sure the worst was waiting B: You were sure; that’s not the same A: I can feel the sentence forming B: Let it pass without a name A: If I wake up full of questions B: Leave a few of them unanswered A: If my heart keeps running circles B: Let it run; don’t chase it farther A: Nine above me B: Nine on the cloth A: None can tell me B: What comes next [Instrumental: guitar solo and dubby keyboard phrases] [Final Chorus] Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah Nine little blades above my bed Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah I count them twice; they count me instead Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah The room keeps asking what I said Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah I haven’t said a thing yet [Outro: Voices together] Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah Mm-ya, mm-ya, ah
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