Lanky T - Paper Mache lyrics

[Verse 1] 20 million was a man, yes, and his salary He really loved his name, I lost it, he never flattered me Void inside, eventually the corporate ladder star Working through the nights, never met a goal he thought too hard, time management was silly, work is mostly where he spent it, he would charge their loneliness as the family's expenses, pridefulness blinded his eyes to insightfulness Work he never strived to miss, life was highlighted in bliss Or so he thought, does it make the heart grow fonder? Ponder that, permanently makes the eyes wander fast Under attack, rather than attempt to mend the pieces Controlling was relieving, to the rest a hidden secret "Who cares what others think? It's only me who's struggling" In times of suffering he told them, "Pluck the money tree" Destruction's on the brink until his mind is back in sync Cause compa**ion is a feeling money doesn't ever bring [Chorus] "Daddy please come home Me and Mom are just sitting here, learning how to walk all alone, Daddy please if you're listening help me and pick up the phone, Mommy says you'll come back tonight, but really--how do I know?" [Verse 2] The second his hours changed, destined for power and fame He devoured his blessings and bathed in undoubtable gains Scoping new cars on the lot made him cheery and effervescent Loving thoughts are clouded by material possessions Disguised as a prize, invested in a tower of lies Really a test to measure sinfulness sent down from the sky Clearly evident, clueless to what he was stepping in "Family's what I represent," he often said and said again Under pressure, questions of where and why he went Not humble enough to commit, a blunder he won't admit Initially the money bred them all a life of luxury His absence in the house was nothing but a subtlety She thought he had kept true to everything he told her Life was great until his daughter finally got a little older Wondering and guessing weathers, this is what the lesson is In other words, the residents start crumbling to sediment [Chorus] "Daddy please come home Me and Mom are just sitting here, learning how to walk all alone, Daddy please if you're listening help me and pick up the phone, Mommy says you'll come back tonight, but really--how do I know?" [Verse 3] At work he captivated, won a medal and a prize While at home his daughter cries in a panic state of mind Evacuated family, left them in a bind Frantic, nowhere to confide when scenarios arise "Pallets of green make up for the hours unseen" In reality, another love ballad of greed Saddest to see, abandoned in their hour of need Powerless, he had resorted to these cowardly things "Where's Daddy," she would ask, Mommy had an answer made up "He's working for us all," Mommy covered it with make-up The truth was daddy's dreaming in a world where he can blame us And can't awake cause daddy's so sedated by his pay stub Feigning cool-headedness, raging bull instead of it "You two just take and pull while I'm the one who's really sweating it" Twisted hell reflected in the image of his inner self "What's the difference between how we're living and a prison cell?" [Chorus] "Daddy please come home Me and Mom are just sitting here, learning how to walk all alone, Daddy please if you're listening help me and pick up the phone, Mommy says you'll come back tonight, but really--how do I know?"