Family Discussions

Lyrics

[Family Discussions]

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[Verse 1]
I can hear my old voice in his mouth

He thinks I got here by forgetting

I think he's just standing where I stood

before the truth broke through

before the truth broke through

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[Verse 2]
It's not a fight, it was never that

We don't slam doors, we don't ever shout

We say goodnight, and we still mean it

But there’s space in the room

But there’s space in the room

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[Chorus]
I hate that I can feel it

And I know he feels it too

But the truth is just the truth

It's the truth he's living through

I know it's my own spirit

Carried on within his chest

And that's just what scares me most

Ask my mother for the rest

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[Verse 3]
My words are hard, as truth often is

But listen to me, hate isn't blind

It's born of uninvited wisdom

The healthy child of love

The healthy child of love

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[Verse 4]
The world that was to be his is gone

The path ahead for him will be hard

But I'm proud of the man he's become

I'll save him if I can

I'll save him if I can

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[Chorus]
I hate that I can feel it

And I know he feels it too

But the truth is just the truth

It's the truth he's living through

But I know he's much too smart

To not see the reality

And it won't take him as long

As it took old stubborn me

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[Outro]