Sister Crayon - Meager Leavings lyrics

Meager leavings I was so afraid Of the constant edge that my mother gave I inherit it From her pale, white face Rough from disappointment and a cold hard age Oh, the things that she has seen And because of it, so have I With her own two eyes Which are now sadly mine I hold her frustration in my arms, in my chest Because I'll never fully know her, I can never rest Stranger that birthed me Leave me unnerving Swallow my years as well as this anger Where does the time go? I was a child once It doesn't scare me, us looking back ‘cause the only truth I've known is from my past Our lonely father Wonder where he's at Sometimes, I've wrung my hands in prayer It's k**ed the effect Oh, how you cling to your psalms Clutched in your palms I cry in near prayer To pronounce your tragic prose To confuse faith with labor is to let your k** linger Stranger that birthed me Leave me unnerving Swallow my years as well as this anger Where does the time go? I was a child once It doesn't scare me Us looking back Stranger that birthed me, leave me