Talis Kimberley - Small Mended Corners lyrics

There are women I've been who you would not have liked Very much - and I can't say I'd blame you for that; but I had to be them before I could be me They are threads on the loom of the woman you see And they're all - here - sewn in the lining of me In the seam-folds and the small mended corners Tucked into collar and sleeves in the lining of me There are women I've been who you would not admire Yes I have been that thief and I have been that liar But I had to be them before I could be me They were doing their best to fight fire with fire: And they're all - here - sewn in the lining of me In the seam-folds and the small mended corners Tucked into collar and sleeves in the lining of me Ah, don't shake me too hard Ah, you don't know who'll fall from the folds And be lost on the journey Ah, don't shake me too hard Ah, do you know when to love, when to grieve, When to hurt, when to carry away... There are women I've been who were not very strong Till they found even well-meant advice can be wrong So I gather them close for their lessons bought dear Few enough, I suppose for the sum of my years, And they're all - here - sewn in the lining of me In the seam-folds and the small mended corners Tucked into collar and sleeves in the lining of me Ah, don't shake me too hard Ah, you don't know who'll fall from the folds And be lost on the journey Ah, don't shake me, don't shake me too hard Ah, do you know when to love, when to leave, When to learn, when to carry away. There are women I've been who you haven't seen yet There are women I shall be who you've never met As to who I am now if you're prompted to ask I'm the ghost of my future and the sum of my past, And they're all - here - sewn in the lining of me In the seam-folds and the small mended corners Tucked into collar and sleeves in the lining of me