Made For Fame Records - Reflections lyrics

[Verse 1: MayDay] I look out the window See the reflection of something I don't wanna be See the reflection of my father in me See the past even though it wasn't always clear All the fighting and accusations Bringing out the wrongness and anger Feeling like I've been isolated and abandoned Remembering that feeling when I was twelve Cause my father was never around Told my friends it was fate That this world was filling me up with hate I was going to shoot myself and end it that day The wounds were growing wider I was becoming more tired The feelings inside of a life I despised Hatred wanted me even more And the d** were piling up high I was making more than the neighbors No one had a job that was called greatness Poverty struck everyone's path Liberty was a gift we couldn't unwrap When the time came for blame it was easy We put it on those we couldn't forgive The ones who kept us locked in the box Where ambition was hidden away So we could grow up to be strong So we could teach the next generation How to improve their minds And not to open their mouths When the other side is speaking And not to spit hate just cause they don't believe in Something that someone else Has begged for down on their knees In that moment where they couldn't even see One reason to keep pushing through To keep breathing the air that was polluted By the divisions that we as humans created By the loveless marriages and torn up families The households that think that abuse is a weapon Not knowing that it's the reason For an innocent kid's depression When they pull out a rope and hang it on their ceiling Wishing that they could bleed out their aggravation Because they were brought into this world without permission Because they have to open their eyes And go to school performing just like everyone else And pretend that their scars aren't a reason For why they think they can't grow Because how can someone understand the sun When they're always stuck in their own shadow [Hook: MayDay] Did your reflection suit you well today? Did it turn you back into something great? Did you manage? Did you try again? Did you let your enemies stop? Did you learn how to pretend? Did you do what you always wanted? Was it worth it? Did you love it? [Verse 2: MayDay] Darkness consuming people's hearts Making their love shallow And to think that karma doesn't come around It's been made to be a king It's the reason why I think before I speak Another lesson for when I'm old Another reason why I keep telling these stories Waiting on someone to tell me they understand That emotions are bittersweet flavors And our tongues seek temptation Our minds start believing our own lies The truth is something we learn to despise Because we can pretend to be anything We can make the mirror cloudy And jump to conclusions that don't exist Show people that we're happy and full of bliss I can't say that I understand another man's pain And he can't understand mine, but we both relate Each has their own past and bruises But we compare so much we forget That the point isn't who's stronger It's that we're all still trying and working To achieve the success we've defined Each seed growing at its own time Each dream fighting its way to make it through Different paths that we each walk on Different stories we each make And I hope that someone out there can say That they've been improving and growing That they've created a new slate To reach new expectations To empty all the baggage To move on from the past And try to somehow manage To see new reflections and dreams A new journey ready for you To start right on this evening [Hook: MayDay] Did your reflection suit you well today? Did it turn you back into something great? Did you manage? Did you try again? Did you let your enemies stop? Did you learn how to pretend? Did you do what you always wanted? Was it worth it? Did you love it?