This song describes a woman whose mother was put into a coma by an unspecified man (maybe her husband, the narrator’s father?). However, her ailment is described as a “protective coma”, suggesting that she might not be comatose in any literal sense. Rather, she could be suffering from a sense of num...
[Verse]
He brought her in to get out, to get out
He kissed her skin to get off, to get off, off
You can wake up now, momma
From your protective coma
When you wake up, you wake up
[Chorus]
You won't recognize your house
You won't recognize your house
Will you recognize the iris of the body?
Iris of the body?
You won't recognize your house
You won't recognize your house
Will you recognize the iris of the body?
Iris of the body?
You won't recognize your house
You won't recognize your house
Will you recognize the iris of the body?
Iris of the body?
[Outro]
You won't recognize your house
You won't recognize your house
You won't recognize your house
You won't recognize your house
You won't recognize your house
Coma was written by Adrianne Lenker.
Coma was produced by Andrew Sarlo.