Prophecies

When you were my age, you gave up your world Already married, raising a girl Clinging to pages that never unfurled It must have been a whirlwind You kept yourself drunk on childhood dreams They tore at your heart, you tore at the seams And when I grew up, you passed 'em to me But I don't know how to hold 'em Broken prophecies you carried overseas To give me the life that you knew you couldn't lead I know I'm not the girl that you thought I'd be But even if you can't believe it Everything I do, I do it for you All your prophecies, they came true I'm living in the world you wanted me to Even if it doesn't look that way to you Everything I do, I do it for you You gave it all up, so I don't have to I'll take your sacrifice and make it brand new I promise everything I do, I do it for you I do it for you I cut off my hair and colored my clothes Dabbled in boys, I wasn't supposed to All of the things you always opposed And I still turned out okay 'Cause I built my life for no one but me Hoping one day, you'll finally see I learned through your eyes what it means to be free Turns out there's more than one way Broken prophecies of what my life could be I'ma see 'em through, just a little differently I know it's hard for you to put your trust in me But even if you can't believe it Everything I do, I do it for you All your prophecies, they came true I'm living in the world you wanted me to Even if it doesn't look that way to you (Even if it doesn't look that way to you) Everything I do, I do it for you You gave it all up, so I don't have to I'll take your sacrifice and make it brand new I promise everything I do, I do it for you I do it for you Look at what we did, look how far we came You stood half a lifetime in the face of shame Teaching me to take pride in my name So I wouldn't have to do the same Look at all the mountains, mountains that we climbed You stayed on the ground so I could touch the sky Every time your voice fell to the side They'll hear it when they're listening to mine So, all the prophecies you carried overseas I'll keep them alive as long as they are mine to keep And when my time has come to raise a family I'll let them choose how to read it