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Describes the experience of having Cancer.
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3 CDs available: The Best of Heidi and the Wolf: Heidi's band in the 1980's/ raw energy, some rare live cuts. Mating Calls: (1996) Spoken work/hardrock fusion
Heidi Wolfson is a Philadelphia singer-songwriter. In her fourth decade of making music, Heidi is taking a slightly softer approach... but her music remains vocally interesting and the lyrics are definitely worth checking out. If you like Patti Smith, you will probably like Heidi. Have fun and thanks for listening.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
Peak #87
Peak in subgenre #10
Author
Heidi G. Wolfson
Rights
2012
Uploaded
March 10, 2012
Track Files
MP3
MP3 6.8 MB • 160 kbps • 5:56
Story behind the song
In 2011 I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. I am currently in remission.This is my first song of 2012.
Lyrics
Cancer (21012) Kapo on 2nd fret C F G F C What happens when worlds collide? What happens when cells divide? You’ve got your miracle of birth And your anti-miracle of cancer What happens when particles fly? What happens when atoms divide? You’ve got your hydrogen bomb and your nuclear storm of Cancer E F G F C I always knew I was my own worst enemy But I thought it was my mind, not my cells They just go sampling on their own out on the street Those rebellious little mutagens from hell I’ve eaten my fair share of microwave pot-pies And I’ve roasted my gut with a Macintosh that’s not really an apple I breathe the same air as the dusting planes that fly And I’ve had suntans, sunburns, methamphetamine, and diet Snapple But what happens when you change your ways And swear to God that you will now behave? Do you really get the chance To repeat your circumstance like Jesus? And what happens when you find your way And love everyone you meet today? Does it change a single thing That’s been decided since you were a fetus? Did I really think that it would find everyone but me? The statistics point to a fifty-something year old female It’s in the clothes we wear and the fibers of our feet There’s no escaping the tracker-jackers that we inhale Did I really think that my idealistic purple core Would shine through all the sh** that made it dirty Did I really believe I would emerge from all this muck still pure? Well then I have some swamp-land to sell myself in Jersey What happens when we open our eyes And see through our very own lies? Can we still believe Anything our brains compute? What happens when the sediment dies And the only thing that will keep you alive Is the very same thing that makes you sweat and shake and puke I always said that if this ever happened to me I would stoically reject their toxic exploitive remedies Until I found myself clinging to this twig out on this tree And living in the fears of my extremities I always said that if this ever happened to me I’d smoke every cigarette I could cram into both of my fists I’d find a pot-farm and retire in my bedroom But now I’m more careful about what I wish What happens when you lose your hair Look in the mirror and no longer care? And don’t give a rat it makes every one else uncomfortable Is that when you find your truth? The holiness you knew in your youth? The fleetingness of life and the value of all your struggle Is that when you find your truth And become the very best you? The you that you had Before and after your struggle
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Abrasive Flowers
Mar 12, 2012
Great song!!
kannedr
Mar 10, 2012
Powerful lyrics! The vocals are spot on.