L.F.O.D. - Family Ties

Fuck you
Alright
Listen up
I started off early as a bastard son
Living under porches with a homeless mom
Father got ditched at the age of one
He couldn't keep a job because the drugs were fun
Battling depression guess he had a ton
Scared of his aggression her only choice was run
Another city and a different kind of man
Militant alcoholic with a temper and a firm hand
Got pushy while making demands
Hit her a few times she was taking a stand
Soon after they would add to the family tree
Born of disfunction amongst them like me
Blocking out visions of fights we had to see
Begging for silence neighbors calling the police
Family ties tighten like a noose
Promised lies illusions of the truth
Traumatized poisoning my youth
With better times dissolving from the view
Family ties tighten like a noose
Promised lies illusions of the truth
Traumatized poisoning my youth
With better times dissolving from the view
Moving once again away from all the lights
Trees and bright stars a different way of life
Stepfather at bars each and every night
First two D.U.I.'s no sobriety in sight
Marriage falling apart mother hates her life
Served him papers in the yard that the lawyers had to write
Working so hard our world changed that night
Blood clot sent her to E.R. skinny sallow pale and white
A week till discharge no more willingness to fight
Just laid there on the couch wouldn't get up for a bite
A month passed by food and money getting tight
Furnace stalling out tank devoid of fuel to light
Winter weather creeping in cutting wood up to ignite
But everything was green I hope we make it through alright
Family ties tighten like a noose
Promised lies illusions of the truth
Traumatized poisoning my youth
With better times dissolving from the view
Family ties tighten like a noose
Promised lies illusions of the truth
Traumatized poisoning my youth
With better times dissolving from the view
Wish that was the end but history repeats
They say I had it good still I sit here in defeat
Stuck inside my head just waiting for release
A fucked up way to live now all my parents are deceased
We can't expect these kids to up and raise themselves
Home lives so diseased get your shit together put their minds at ease
Family ties tighten like a noose
Promised lies illusions of the truth
Traumatized poisoning my youth
With better times dissolving from the view
Family ties tighten like a noose
Promised lies illusions of the truth
Traumatized poisoning my youth
With better times dissolving from the view
Family ties tighten like a noose
Promised lies illusions of the truth
Traumatized poisoning my youth
With better times dissolving from the view
Family ties tighten like a noose
Promised lies illusions of the truth
Traumatized poisoning my youth
With better times dissolving from the view
Better times dissolving from the view

Written by:
Ryan Shorey

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