Pink Slip

This town ain't big enough for both of us,
So don't sleep on the things my hands have done.
The flora and the fire keep lighting up the distance
Careful with your mouth, don't let it run.
Out of sight, out of mind,
Dug my heels into the earth.
It was safe, it was mine,
But this is where the way turns.
Take it while you get it, toss this and forget it,
As you swallow your seat and your son.
You're plagued with pride of fathers, long since dead behind you,
Careful with your feet, don't let them run.
You can camouflage,
you can lock up,
and you can stow away,
(to question yourself)
But it is to question one's self
In a hideout to leave the cover,
The cursed will stay way;
(The cursed will stay way)
And in my my hard heart
I tried to block out, blot out,
and obstruct the clouds,
(Forget what you left)
But the shroud, the bell, the blanket,
and the envelope will eclipse them now
(This part is never easy)
Standing where the water meets the shore you feel the sun,
Touch your face and leave its mark with no where left to run,
To hide your shaking hands and words that swore this was the day,
You never feel as weak as when the answer go away.
I was caught in the current,
It's a lesson and I've learn it,
The teacher left scars on our fists,
(I'm the worst, I'm the worst, just please leave me here)
There's pain we never speak of,
Second guess the ones that we love,
And the last thing you want is for
The last words to sound so scared.
But you find yourself here,
Alone and scared,
Will they leave you here,
Will you leave me here.
The best part of that, is I want it back,
(From the hands of my mother to the hands of a girl)
The best things to say, I want to say,
(I never wanted to say but I had to)
That all this time I was wrong.
(From the hands of my mother to the hands of the world)
(And I'll take your blame but it was always you)
The water's deep, as they find their sleep,
(From hands of my mother to the hands I see before me)
And I begged for less, but I second guessed,
(We left after morning)
That you would come,
(Could I part this deep)
after me.
(As you called to your name)
The past still waits
(It's the pain we never speak of)
To catch my eye
(Second guess the ones that we love)
And I never stopped
(All the words and our confessions)
To question,
(I never thought I should question)
To question why