Unconditional Lyrics
To take the phone call that I got today
I feel sick, I can't believe my ears
This can't be possible
Will somebody disconfirm my fears
This can't be true
Silence has ruined me with these secrets
So hard to keep
So forget about them forgetting
Not gonna be a second chance
But I don't know how to make this okay
I'll never push you away
Blood is thicker than shame
I see you fall down
I'll never push you away
Because you're my family, it's unconditional
I'll never push you away
But this is killing me
I see you fall down
It's a bitter pill to take
And will we ever be normal again
Degraded with the sin you kept within
It's like a stain that you will wear inside
That you can never wash away
This silence is ruining our lives
Your secrets I can't keep inside
You're suffocating all the good we see in you
But I don't know how to make this okay
I'll never push you away
Blood is thicker than shame
I see you fall down
I'll never push you away
Because you're my family, it's unconditional
I'll never push you away
But this is killing me
I see you fall down
It's so hard to swallow
It's a bitter pill to take
Let's move on
It's been unspoken for so long
But I don't know how to make this okay
I'll never push you away
Blood is thicker than shame
I see you fall down
I'll never push you away
Because you're my family, it's unconditional
I'll never push you away
But this is killing me
I see you fall down
It's a bitter pill to take
Matt: "The lyrics to this song are very personal and it wasn't an easy one for me to write. Last October I received some surprising news about someone I grew up with and had known to be a good person through and through had done something very wrong (and very uncharacteristic of them), and I didn't know how to process it or respond to it appropriately. It's hard to get into much detail about this without just outright saying what it was, but basically my initial reaction came out of anger and it was to completely cut them out of my life, but after thinking it over at great length, I realised that obviously something was not right with them in order for them to do what they did. I realized that what they needed was my support, because that's what family is about. The first step in helping someone with a problem is making an attempt to understand their condition."