She´s overloaded with emotion, bout to explode, blow out her motor Can´t take any more of the horror; she´s broken Holdin´ on to the order The core and soil that keep the family sober and copin´
Keep the poisons out of they focus The way that they´ve formed her, they know her She´s always pushed over; they own her Manipulation make her stay in the sorrow She´s tryna grow and move forward, no older than ten years old Desperate to stay afloat with a fam on her shoulder She´s hopeless, gasping for air and she´s chokin´ prayin´ for savior Countin´ the seconds away as she waits in this chamber Isolated, enslaved by the pain and displacement Fuel for the plan that she´s makin´ to one day escape them
Who do we rely on? When the ones we trust are fallin´?
But they won´t get up, they tryin´ But not hard enough, for us, for us, for us Who do we rely on? When the ones we trust are fallin´? But they won´t get up, they tryin´ But not hard enough, for us, for us, for us
He´s on the run again, struck by his pop again, he´s off the chain It´s too often he´s runnin´ off to escape the pain Hoppin´ trains with pocket change, he walks through the rain Coolin´ off from the rage and sweatin´ hot from the flames The fire that lies in his skin, adrenaline pumps in his veins Anxiety rises, inside him in violent rage
Been being eaten alive from the lies and the pain He hides, and he cries to the skies And he prays for some change
Who do we rely on? When the ones we trust are fallin´? But they won´t get up, they tryin´ But not hard enough, for us, for us, for us Who do we rely on? When the ones we trust are fallin´? But they won´t get up, they tryin´ But not hard enough, for us, for us, for us
She´s hidin´ who she´s becomin´, havin´ feelings for someone They getting stronger, dreadin´ the disapproval from papa Dreadin´ her mama, all the kids at the school, the church, all of the drama
She´s gay, if she comes out she fears nobody will love her Her parents warned her, keep the silence before dishonor Keep this facade up, persona, don´t do this to us, honest The consequences will destroy you, I promise So she kept quiet, confused and stayed in the closet
Who do we rely on? When the ones we trust are fallin´? But they won´t get up, they tryin´ But not hard enough, for us, for us, for us Who do we rely on? When the ones we trust are fallin´? But they won´t get up, they tryin´ But not hard enough, for us, for us, for us
Who do we rely on? When the ones we trust are fallin´? But they won´t get up, they tryin´ But not hard enough, for us, for us, for us