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Ulnar Nerve

from Lamentations by Half Pagan

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Dr. Homan's ulnar nerve got stuck in his elbow during a guitar accident in Cyprus. This made his ring and pinky finger get numb, and his hand would turn into a painful claw. He quit that band (Ti Mana Su), came back to New Orleans, had ulnar release surgery, and formed Half Pagan with Editor B. To this day, Dr. Homan’s hand can claw up at any moment, so each performance is a Half Pagan miracle. This song is about the condition, and that gross picture is Dr. Homan’s real ulnar nerve. It was taken during his ulnar release surgery in 2016.

lyrics

ULNAR NERVE

When my brain sends a signal for my fingers to curve
A shock bursts down my arm through my ulnar nerve
But when the nerve is blocked and its glide is disturbed
They cut your elbow open free the ulnar nerve

Ulnar nerve
From the brachial plexis to the ulnar nerve
Ulnar nerve
Funny bone's not funny it’s the ulnar nerve

When your ring and little finger a numbness observe
Then you’ve got a problem with your ulnar nerve
Your hand claws up like a crab hors d’oeuvre
Best to cut your arm open shake the ulnar nerve

Ulnar nerve
From the brachial plexis to the ulnar nerve
Ulnar nerve
Funny bone's not funny it’s the ulnar nerve

The ulnar claw so damned bourgeois
It’s the hand of benediction but this is an affliction
The hand muscles constriction
Then there’s this malediction:

The closer to the paw, the worse the claw

credits

from Lamentations, released March 20, 2018
Music and lyrics by Michael Homan

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Half Pagan New Orleans, Louisiana

We're a rock band based in Bulbancha. You might call it New Orleans. Sometimes we do songs about cemetery picnics or the mythology of ancient Babylon. We're Half Pagan.

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