Family Tree

I've been waiting on that email, where you apologise And for invitations to family occasions, but they don't arrive I talk about you with my therapist, and say you're just misunderstood She said I've had you on a pedestal since I was 8 years old And it don't do me no good Year by year it fucks me up Carrying dead wood, carrying us I'll tear down this family tree 'Cause it's poisoned you and me Gotta cut, cut, cut it down And watch as it falls to the ground Take a chainsaw to the branches, to the source of all my sadness Cut, cut, cut it down Down, down (Just want you to know that I love you) (I'm gonna cry again, um) If you think I wanna do this, then god you got it wrong But I gotta be ruthless digging up the roots 'til all of you is gone I never thought we'd be that family that didn't speak for 20 years I'll see you at the funeral for somebody we both knew, act like it ain't weird, ohh I'll tear down this family tree 'Cause it's poisoned you and me Gotta cut, cut, cut it down And watch as it falls to the ground Take a chainsaw to the branches, to the source of all my sadness Cut, cut, cut it down Down, down Down, d-d-down, d-down, d-down, down, down Down, d-d-down, d-down, I gotta cut it down, down I gotta cut it down, down, oh Down, d-d-down, d-down, d-down, down, down Down, d-d-down, d-down, I gotta cut it down, down I gotta cut it down, down, oh So don't reach out, don't contact me It's taken every part of me to cut cut cut you out You will never hurt me now Take a chainsaw to the branches, to the source of all my sadness Cut, cut, cut it down Down, down, down (down, d-d-down, d-down, d-down, down, down) I gotta cut you out (down, d-d-down, d-down, I gotta cut it down, down) I gotta cut you down So you'll never hurt me now Down, down