“Tiny Human” puts into words just how much of a challenge it was for Imogen Heap to learn to love her daughter, Scout, who was born about a year before the song’s release, in spite of how much anguish she put her through with her constant crying. In a 2019 interview, she attributed the crying to col...
[Verse 1]
Oh, my tiny human
At 05:08 you break me apart again
The space-time continuum
Buckles and bends around your every twist and turn
[Pre-Chorus]
I can barely remember
Life before
[Chorus]
You came crashing in on that day
Crazy, beautiful you
Blind me like the dawn
After ashes fell on Pompeii
Crazy, beautiful you
[Verse 2]
A miracle, a mystery
And one short stop away from joy to misery
When the night becomes day I give you my every last ounce
You make a pincushion out of me
And you can thank me later, babe (if I'm alive)
How long can one live without sleep?
[Pre-Chorus]
Still I can't stand to imagine
Life without
[Chorus]
You came crashing in on that day
Crazy, beautiful you
Blind me like the dawn
After ashes fell on Pompeii
Crazy, bright, beautiful you
[Bridge]
Suddenly propelled so many light years from bliss
Completely unprepared; how could anyone deserve this?
I've tried, I've tried all the tricks in the book, I’m at my wits end
Now, look here
What do you want from me?
[Pre-Chorus]
I can barely remember
Life before, life before, life before
[Chorus]
You
Came crashing in on that day
Crazy beautiful you
From the ashes of Pompeii
To fireworks and champagne
Crazy, beautiful you
[Outro]
You little devil, you
Oh, I love you so much
It's the hardest thing I've ever done
But you're so worth it
Yes, you are
Yes, you are
Yes, you are
You little devil, you
Tiny Human was written by Imogen Heap.
Tiny Human was produced by Imogen Heap.
Imogen Heap released Tiny Human on Sat Oct 03 2015.
At the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Africa in February 2016:
You know, everyone talks about how when you see your baby it’s immediate love, and it really wasn’t like that for me. It was awful and I felt so guilty about it. On top of that, she wouldn’t stop crying and there was nothi...