Herasure Songtext
von Geek

Words fit like knives
In the hands of my culture
I put them to my own Throat
Just to speak

I′m at the edge of my lips
It's a moment of erasure

There are no words for me here
Words only speak of an absence

Words —
They should lift me up
But they only bury me

When I enter into your words
They protect themselves

And, if i said to you
"What are my lips for
If I cannot use them
To speak with you."

Would you say
I should paint my lips?


Just to remember they were there?
Just to remember they were there?
Just to remember they were there?
Just to remember they were there?

No, there are no words for you
Only words you can grow into
And, I only hope that you
Can notice this

What is the word for "woman"?
What is the word for "a man"?

I′m at the edge of my feet
It's a moment of erasure
There are no streets for me here
When the night
It spills into my city

Streets —
They should open me up
But, they only lock me in
And, when I enter into your streets
The night screams of violence
The night screams of violence


And, if I say to you
"What are my feet for
If I cannot use to walk?"

Would you say
I should bind my feet?

Just to remember they were there?
Just to remember they were there?
Just to remember they were there?
Just to remember they were there?

No, there are no streets for you
Only rooms you can grow into
And I only hope that you
Can notice this

We live in a rape culture
We live in a rape culture
And I could be a victim
Every moment of my life

And, I'm at the edge of my hands
It′s a moment of herasure
There is no work for me here
When people they look through my work
As if it′s nothing

Work —
It should make me feel whole
But it's only a moment of herasure

And there is no comfort for me here
When all my work counts for nothing
When all my work counts for nothing

And, if I said to you
"What are my hands for
If I cannot use them to work?"

Would you say
I should fold my hands?

Just to remember they were there?
Just to remember they were there?
Just to remember they were there?
We should remember they were there