The world was once seen burning in my eyes
Just as it is in yours now
A hurricane of memories put out the embers that remained
And now I'm gone
Though I'm obsolete, ill scold you even in your dreams
Rise from your sleep, boy
A myriad of maladies
Incomplete identity
Hunger for the love you never gave
[Chorus x 2]
Don't think I did not hear you coming home, boy
Don't think I did not hear you coming home, last night
I am an absent father
Gla**y eyed, drunken and veiled
Father, can you hear me
My head is pounding like the wagons on a freight train
The wheels are poorly fastened and they threaten to drive off the tracks
Lead by your ever present voice
I'm gonna take this fall for us
A myriad of maladies
Incomplete identity
Hunger for the love you never gave
[Chorus x 2]
Don't think I did not hear you coming home, boy
Don't think I did not hear coming home, last night
I am an absent father
Gla**y eyed, drunken and veiled
I've got nations blaming me for the pa**ings of their children
I've been dragging ships across dry land
To fill the hole you emptied
Somewhere in you there is something belonging to me
And i don't know how to retrieve
[Chorus]
Don't think I did not hear you coming home, boy
Don't think I did not hear you coming home, last night
I am an absent father
Gla**y eyed, dormant and veiled