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Eye of the Quarrel Lyrics
Eye of the quarrel open wide as the wound
I still reach for the sun in spite of all of you
I'm my own man built by my own hands
Despite all the flaws which remind me of you
Eye of the quarrel, is bearing down
Eye of the quarrel, bestows the crown
Frayed as these veins have always been
I still have to wonder who let dysfunction in
The little lies, distorted truths
Smeared the perspective and made me love you
Eye of the quarrel, is bearing down
Eye of the quarrel, bestows the crown
Queen of the garbage, prince of the weeds
My legacy won't inherit disease
Queen of the garbage, prince of the weeds
My legacy won't inherit disease
Queen of the garbage, prince of the weeds
My legacy won't inherit disease
Queen of the garbage, prince of the weeds
My legacy won't inherit disease
My legacy won't inherit disease
My legacy won't inherit disease
My legacy won't inherit disease
My legacy won't inherit disease from me
I still reach for the sun in spite of all of you
I'm my own man built by my own hands
Despite all the flaws which remind me of you
Eye of the quarrel, bestows the crown
I still have to wonder who let dysfunction in
The little lies, distorted truths
Smeared the perspective and made me love you
Eye of the quarrel, bestows the crown
My legacy won't inherit disease
Queen of the garbage, prince of the weeds
My legacy won't inherit disease
Queen of the garbage, prince of the weeds
My legacy won't inherit disease
Queen of the garbage, prince of the weeds
My legacy won't inherit disease
My legacy won't inherit disease
My legacy won't inherit disease
My legacy won't inherit disease from me
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This song is about intergenerational trauma. "Reach for the sun in spite of all of you" refers to the speaker's will to rise above. Many victims of dysfunctional families have to effectively raise themselves, hence "I'm my own man built by my own hands".
The song concludes with "My legacy won't inherit disease from me" which refers to the speaker's resolve to not pass on the trauma he experienced from a dysfunctional home to his children.