Recovering Repressor Lyrics

It's rising to the surface you say

As you take that lancet and make an incision in my leg

As you squeeze the stale blood out I try not to cringe

To trust in this moment and part of the journey that's coming to an end

Teeth hold fear you explain

As we discuss that canine I chipped the other day

I look down at this collared shirt that I have on

Notice my sweating palms and decide it's worth it even if I don't belong

I'm shaking under this blanket

As my lymph nodes are pulsating

And I call my mom who tells me to hang on

And I do

Processing my anger as a recovering repressor

While my body guides me to the truth

"Everything alive has consciousness," you write

"The pathogen's the bird relying on you to stay alive

And at one time you were a resonant match"

But I'm not the bird, I was the hippo, and now I see that I'm just pure light

I'm shaking under this blanket

As my lymph nodes are pulsating

And I call my mom who tells me to hang on

And I do

Processing my anger as a recovering repressor

While my body guides me to the truth