Thou have fathered Son and daughter Doth begat, yet raised not bother Paralyzed your children's lives Wither vines of family ties Self-destruction Make him function Crayons and clay Days turn blue to gray Days turn blue to gray Seventeen when Family begin Drinking, fighting, h**n Unquenchable addictions call Responsible to none above all Self-destruction Make him function Crayons and clay Days turn blue to gray Days turn blue to gray Lest I taste Its sweet grapes Gla** to tongue
Across it tips Cross my lips Swallow it down Please Won't you love me? Please help me see What did I do? Did I hurt you? And now that you're gone Emptiness lives on The guilt is all I feel No closure Father Motherf**er No closure The strings of my heart You pulled on endlessly This twine is severed In tragedy Father Mother Destroyer Destroy her [Solo: Demmel] Your self-destruction What made you feel alive Your self-destruction Of your children's Lives