Video The Thing At Hand de Ani Difranco 2025 Lyrics Lyrics

Ani Difranco - The Thing At Hand Lyrics

[Verse]
Thanks to the bullfrogs and the crickets and the cicadas
Thanks to the loons and the songbirds too
Thanks to all my music teachers
And the beauty they exude

They remind me I don’t need to be anything
I don’t need a look, I don’t need a brand
They remind me I don’t need to be anything
I don’t need to know what to say, I don’t need to know where I stand

[Chorus]
I just need to show up
For the thing at hand
Yes I just need to show up
For the thing at hand

[Verse]
I’m not black or white or gray
I’m not he or she or they
I’m not gay or bi or straight
I’m just me and maybe that’s just another thing to say

[Chorus]
I just wanna show up
For the thing at hand
Yeah I’m just trying to show up
For the thing at hand
[Verse]
Thanks to the pine tree and the tall breeze
Thanks to the ocean
Thanks to thе heartbeat and the spring lеaves
Springing into motion
Thanks to the big spinning cosmos
And its do-si-do
Thanks to the emptiness and the enmity
Teaches me how to float

[Chorus]
I just wanna show up
For the thing at hand
Yes I’m just trying to show up
For the thing at hand

[Outro]
I defy
Being defined
I am not my body
I am not my mind
Yeah you can point right at me
And still there’s nothing there
And whatever you call
I don’t care