Family Tradition Lyrics

Family Tradition lyrics

I tried to be the one that everybody loved

Where has that gotten me

I tear myself to shreds to prove

That I'm someone that I could never be



Now these unsightly marks define me



So help me, please someone come quick

I think I am losing it

Forget me, I inherited this

From a stranger I'll never miss, I'm sick



My father taught me firsthand how to be set free

Give up and run away

I wish I could drain out his half of blood in me

But I still have his face



I curse reflections every day



So help me, please someone come quick

I think I am losing it

Forget me, I inherited this

From a stranger I'll never miss



Here is my own family tradition

Following footsteps into addiction

So is there a way that I can find peace

While still marrying my pain? Is this my fate?

'Cause your only son still can't seem to find the way



So help me, please someone come quick

I think I am losing it

Forget me, I inherited this

From a stranger I'll never miss



So father where the hell are you now?

I think that you would be proud

Your son who's so unlike a leaf

Fell right next to the tree



I hope you're proud of me

I hope you're proud