Matilda Cole - Rib Cage Lyrics

My mother was girl like i am
Small hands open wide
She was a child like i was
Her mother held her while she cried
And i
Feel it in my rib cage
Women who came before me
The knowledge that they gave
The softness to my body
On the edge of my independence
An insolent adolescent
I'm fearless and terrified
Clutching at life
And i feel her hands on my shoulders
Guiding me through getting older
Now i see the sacrifice
Her life for mine
I lace the shoes i walk in
Passed on down to me
And the voice i talk with
Is steeped in history
And i
Feel it in my rib cage
Women who came before me
The knowledge that they gave
The softness to my body
On the edge of my independence
An insolent adolescent
I'm fearless and terrified
Clutching at life
And i feel her hands on my shoulders
Guiding me through getting older
Now i see the sacrifice
Her life for mine
It's a debt i can't repay
It's a sentence i can't say
It's a bond that i can't break
It's a debt i can't repay"