I hope this finds you well
A father lost and mother dear

The family that's kept me here
Heartless and cold, and I've learned it well
How to lose everything

How to push you away
How to lie when I say
"I never raised a hand to the ones I love."

Now look at how
You beg and pray
For your god and his grace

To keep you safe
To save you from me


My broken spirit and back
My calloused, shaking hands
The ache I carry in me

My grief and skeletons
The weight you carried inside
A weight that held my bloodline

Black out the sunlight
I count these burdens as mine
And still all you see is that !@$( in me


Been living in hell
A father lost and mother dear

The family that I squandered here
I've lived and learned, and I forgot it all
How to lose everything

How to push you away
How to lie when I say
"I never raised a hand to the ones I love."

But I remember how
You begged and prayed
For your god and his grace

To keep you safe
To save you from me


My broken spirit and back
My calloused, shaking hands
The ache I carry in me

My grief and skeletons
The weight you carried inside
A weight that held my bloodline

Black out the sunlight
I count these burdens as mine
And still all I see is that !@$( in me